Vegan & Vegetarian Christmas Dinner

Ingredients

• 10% of people are now vegetarian
• 15g butter
• A large onion
• 2 sticks celery
• 200g chestnut mushrooms
• 1 red pepper, halved, deseeded and finely diced
• 100g red lentils
• 1 large carrot
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• handful flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• Vegetable stock 300 ml
• 100g mature cheddar
• Breadcrumbs
• Mixed nuts roughly chopped
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten