I’ve been making the same three bean chilli and lentil and chickpea dahl for years now and I’m trying to expand my repertoire for midweek meals.
I’m not an amazing cook so I like to make a big pot of something that I can freeze and eat over the course of a few weeks.
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions!
The three bean chilli recipe is easy AF:
Ingredients: 3x tins of different beans (I usually go for kidney, black beans and canneloni)
1x Tin sweetcorn
1 onion, chopped
2 Bell peppers, chopped
Jalapeños, chopped
Vegetable stock cube
Tin tomatoes
Cumin
Paprika
Hot chilli powder
Cayenne pepper
Salt & pepper
I throw the whole lot in a slow cooker. Then I fill one of the tins with water and throw that in too. Then leave on high for 4 hours.
I can’t remember how much of the seasoning the original recipe said to put in. I measure that with my heart ♥
Turkish Lentil Soup
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 cloves of garlic
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 potato, peeled and diced
200g of any lentils you like, red or yellow lentils are traditional
1l water or stock
salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp dried mint
sprinkle of msg
cumin
paprika powder
Just fry the onions and garlic first, add tomato paste and the lentils and the diced potatoes fry a bit more, then add water and simmer until the lentils are cooked. Then season.