Anyone can cook – lentil chilli

Written By Anne Trewick

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The best way to cut down on salt, preservatives, saturated and trans fats and all those other food additives that are playing havoc with our health and wellbeing, is …. to cook from scratch…

“But”… I hear you say….

“I don’t have the time”

“I don’t have the ingredients”

“Healthy stuff is too expensive”

“I’m not really into cooking”

…so you order a take-away!

I know, I was once that person myself.  I often found myself having to choose between cooking a healthy meal or going to the gym then having a ready meal – which was very counter-productive!

… thing is, cooking a meal from scratch can be one of the quickest meals you can have, it will cost far less than a takeaway and it won’t have all the chemical additives a ready meal has.

I have made it a mission to develop recipes that are:

  • Quick to prepare

  • Tasty and filling

  • Nutritious

  • Inexpensive

  • Don’t need fancy kitchen equipment

So give this one a go… lentil chilli… if you have never cooked before, you will need:

  • A couple of pans

  • Some weighing scales or cup measures (1/2 cup and 1/3 cup)

  • A chopping board and a sharp knife

If you are an experienced cook, all this will seem pretty obvious but go ahead and experiment with your own version.

Low cost - the chilli recipe as described comes in at 66p per portion if buying supermarket own-brand ingredients.  Add the rice and a large portion of broccoli and it come to approximately £1.05 per person.  Shop at one of the ‘budget’ supermarkets and the cost is definitely less than £1 per person per meal.

Six of my family and friends have tried and tested this recipe for me so I know it works.  They say it is really tasty and it tastes even better when reheated a couple of days later.  It also freezes really well so is great to get out of the freezer, like a ready meal, when time is really short.

Anne Trewick
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