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Sweet onions with lentil stew
Photo: Kevin McCutcheon

Sweet onions with lentil stew

11 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This lentil stew is so comforting – the warm spices are given a delicious lift by the mouth-watering, sweet caramelised onions.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

348
Calories
14g
Protein
16g
Fat
40g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • a good handful, chopped unsmoked bacon or pancetta
  • 4 medium sized onions
  • 3 small carrots
  • ½ tsp mild paprika
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ nutmeg
  • 300g/10oz Puy lentils
  • 500ml/1pint stock
  • a handful parsley
  • knob of butter
  • 100g/4oz crème fraîche

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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