Vegetable casserole

Name: Vegetable casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion chopped; 600g root veg, such as carrots, swede and parsnips roughly chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 litre vegetable stock; 100g pearl barley; 3 thyme sprigs plus a small handful thyme leaves to serve; 2 bay leaves; 400g can chickpeas drained and rinsed (optional)

Published: February 27, 2023 at 4:08 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 20 mins

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Dig in to this cosy vegetable casserole, packed with nutritious root vegetables, pearl barley and chickpeas. It's a simple midweek meal the whole family will love

Healthy

Low calorie

Low fat

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion

chopped
600g root veg, such as carrots, swede and parsnips

roughly chopped
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 litre vegetable stock
100g pearl barley
3 thyme sprigs

plus a small handful thyme leaves to serve
2 bay leaves
400g can chickpeas

drained and rinsed (optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal261

low
fat9g

low
saturates2g
carbs38g
sugars12g
fibre7g
protein4g
salt0.32g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a large-lidded casserole over a medium-low heat. Fry the onion and cook for 8 mins until softened. Stir in the carrot and root veg and cook for 5 mins to soften a little before stirring through the tomato purée.
step 2

Pour over the vegetable stock, then stir in the pearl barley and herbs. Put the lid on the pan, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 30 mins. Remove the lid, tip in the chickpeas and cook for a further 30 mins until thickened. Remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaves, then scatter over some fresh thyme leaves to serve.

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