Vegetables provencal recipe

Vegetables provencal

17 ratings

Prep Time:10 mins

Cooking Time:45 mins

Serves:6 Adults

Cost:Medium

A tasty dinner recipe containing lots of vegetables, helping you to achieve your 5 a day. This is a simple recipe that can be served as part of a dinner-time meal for your family.

Ingredients

1 medium onion
2 leeks
2 garlic cloves
1 medium red pepper
1 medium yellow pepper
350g/12 oz. of courgettes
1 x 400g / 14 oz. tin of chickpeas
1 x 400g / 14 oz. tin of chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup
115g / 4 oz. of pitted olives
1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
Black pepper to season

Method

Chop all vegetables
Add the onions, leeks, garlic, peppers and courgettes to a large heated saucepan
Add the tomatoes, puree and ketchup and mix well
Rinse and drain the chick peas and add to the pan
Cover, bring to the boil and then simmer gently for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until cooked
Remove the lid and increase heat for 10 minutes
Stir in the olives and herbs, then season with black pepper

What you will need

Chopping board
Chopping knife
Saucepan
Sieve

Serving suggestions

Try adding jalapeños for an extra kick!

"Use fresh olives to decrease salt content"

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