Hearty Beef & Lentil Lunch Skillet
Lunch · Middle Eastern · Ready in 25 min · Serves 2
Lean beef mince and brown lentils in a cumin-tomato skillet. The budget-athlete lunch: thirty-six grams of protein for about £1.30.
Per serving
- Calories
- 500
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 10 g
Vitamins and minerals, % of a day’s needs
- Iron52%
- Vitamin D1%
- B12115%
- Zinc80%
- Magnesium23%
- Omega-39%
- Folate21%
- Calcium6%
- Potassium21%
- Vitamin C17%
- Riboflavin24%
Worked out from the ingredients. How we work out our numbers
Ingredients
- 250 g Beef mince (lean)
- 250 g Cooked lentils
- 1 whole Onion, diced
- 200 g Canned tomatoes
- 1.5 tsp Ground cumin
- 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 2 tbsp Fresh parsley, chopped
- 0.5 tsp Salt
Method
- 1
Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a wide pan over medium-high heat. Cook 250g lean beef mince with the diced onion for 6 minutes, breaking the mince up, until browned.
- 2
Stir in 1.5 tsp cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika and the salt for 30 seconds, then add 250g cooked lentils and 200g canned tomatoes and simmer for 8-10 minutes until thick.
- 3
Scatter over 2 tbsp chopped parsley. Eat from a bowl, or spoon into pitas tomorrow. It thickens in the fridge into a filling.
