Easy Veggie Stew

Serves 4 Prep 10 min Cook 1 h 15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 large leek, roughly chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
  • 1 pepper, roughly chopped
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • 600ml (1 pint) hot vegetable stock
  • 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 170°C (150°C fan) mark 3. Put onion into a large ovenproof casserole. Add the leek, carrot, celery, pepper, tomatoes and rosemary. Pour in the hot stock, then cover and cook for 1¼hr.
  2. Discard rosemary, then stir in the chickpeas. Tip into a sealable container and cool quickly, then chill.

Notes

Make a pot of this at the weekend, then keep in the fridge for up to four days. Take a portion to work for lunch, in a sealed container. Eat cold or reheat on medium for 2-3min in an 850W microwave oven.