Lentil shepherd's pie
- Age: 18–24 months (Toddler meals)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 45 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 150 g green or brown lentils, cooked
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 300 ml unsalted stock
- 3 potatoes
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp butter
Contains: Milk
Method
- Soften the onion and carrot; add the lentils, purée and stock. Simmer 15 minutes.
- Mash the boiled potatoes with milk and butter.
- Top the lentils with the mash and bake at 200 °C for 25 minutes.
Safety: Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults. Under three, the daily limit is about 2 g of salt in total.
Storage: Fridge 3 days, freezer 2 months.
Tip: The vegetarian version of a toddler classic, and higher in fibre.
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