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Lentil shepherd's pie

Lentil shepherd's pie

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

  1. Soften the onion and carrot; add the lentils, purée and stock. Simmer 15 minutes.
  2. Mash the boiled potatoes with milk and butter.
  3. 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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