This easy and delicious Lentil and Root Veg Stew is the ideal nutritious meal for toddlers! Not only is it packed full of flavour, but it’s also full of protein and essential vitamins and minerals, making it a perfect addition to any toddler’s diet. Using only a handful of ingredients, this simple and tasty recipe can be prepared in no time at all. Get your little one to try it today – they’ll love it!

General Information

• Macronutrients: carbsproteinfiber
• Calories: 260 Servings: 4
• Cooking time: 40 minutes

This Lentil and Root Veg Stew is a wholesometasty and nutritious meal that gives your family the plant-based proteins they need. It’s low in salt and sugar so it’s safe for little toddlersplus we’ve added some jokes to make sure your kids keep their spirits up while you prepare the meal!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil or vegetable oil (30 ml)
• 1 onionfinely chopped (90 g)
• 2 cloves of garliccrushed (4 g)
• 2 large carrotsdiced (80 g)
• 2 small sweet potatoesdiced (150 g)
• 2 celery stalksfinely chopped (60 g)
• 2 cups of green lentils (400 g)
• 2 tablespoons of ground cumin (20 g)
• 2 tablespoons of paprika (20 g)
• 6-8 cups of low salt vegetable brothor water (1.5-2 L)
• 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped parsley leaves and stems (20 g)
• 1 lemonjuiced (60 ml)

Jokes

Q: Why did the banana go to the doctor? A: Because it wasn’t peeling well!

Q: What did one broccoli say to the other broccoli? A: “Hey! It’s looking like we’re going to be in this stew together!”

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heatthen add the onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion is translucentabout 2 minutes.
2. Add in the diced carrotssweet potatoesand celeryand cook for 5 minutes until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
3. Stir in the green lentils and cook for an additional minute or two.
4. Add in the cuminpaprikaand 6 cups of vegetable broth (or water) and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and covercooking for 20 minutes.
5. Add the remaining 2 cups (or more if desired) of vegetable broth or water as needed if the stew is getting too thickor if you’d like to thin it out a bit.
6. Simmer for an additional 10 minutes or until the lentils and vegetables are tender.
7. Remove from heat and stir in the parsley and lemon juice.
8. Serve and enjoy!