Lentil and Vegetable Cottage Pie - Diabetes SA

Ingredients

• 6 baby potatoes, cubed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 2 sticks celery, trimmed, finely sliced
• 1 zucchini, finely chopped
• 100g mushrooms, diced
• 2 x 400g lentils, rinsed and drained
• 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
• ½ bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• • Use the variety of vegetables you have in the crisper. Try squash, sweet potato, beans, peas, baby spinach or silver beet.
• • No need to peel the potatoes, so long as you choose a clean skin variety. Substitute white potato for sweet potato mash.
• • Substitute parsley for a combination of herbs (as pictured) e.g. oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary.
• • Add curry powder to the mixture for a different flavour.
• • Sprinkle with grated tasty or parmesan cheese, before placing in the oven.