Plant based Bean & Lentil Chilli - Optimal Health & Performance

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 2 sticks celery
• 3 carrots
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp (flat) chilli powder
• 1 dessertspoon chipotle paste
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 bay leaf
• 750 ml water
• 410 g puy lentils
• 500g passata
• 1 tin black beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 tin kidney beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 tin sweetcorn, drained & rinsed
• 1 red pepper
• Good pinch sea salt & black pepper
• 2 dessertspoons maple syrup (optional)
• 1 vegetable stock cube/pot