Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 6 mushrooms, chopped
• 1 zucchini, diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 red capsicum, chopped
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tin (400g) diced tomatoes
• 1 tin (400g) brown lentils, drained

Lentil bolognaise

In a frying pan, heat the oil and add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 mins.

Add the carrot, mushrooms, zucchini and capsicum. Cook for 5 minutes.

Add the oregano, tomatoes and lentils. Cook for 15 minutes. Season to taste.

Notes

• I like to serve this on wholemeal pasta or vegeroni with a nice grating of parmesan cheese.
• This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.

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