Spicy Lentil & Bean Bowl Recipe | Cheap, Easy Eats

This is one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever come across. It’s great for students because it only requires one pan and a microwave and there’s no need to chop anything. This one also only takes 10-15 minutes to make and provides a couple of servings that you can reheat in a microwave, so it’s great for exam periods/ deadlines. As you can probably guess by the ‘spicy lentil & bean bowl’ part of the recipe, this one is also a great source of plant protein.  

Suggestion: buy a few of these ingredients early in the term. This recipe contains no fresh ingredients. If you’re broke by the end of the year, a few batches of this will see you through your last week or so. 

Nutritional Information  

I’ve served this dish a few ways, alone, with some rice and as a side. Eaten alone, it comfortably serves 2-3 and will serve 4 with rice. For the sake of the nutritional information, I’m going to assume it’s serving two as a larger portion.  

Exact nutritional values will vary depending on the brands of products you’re buying, but this recipe will provide somewhere in the region of 24g protein per serving, around 18g fibre. Around 80% of the RDA of vitamin B1, nearly half of the RDA of vitamin c and about a quarter of the recommended amount of iron. 

Cost 

The full price breakdown of all ingredients can be found here, but the cost for this recipe in total is £2.30. That makes the cost per serving £1.15 at most, depending how you serve it. 

Spicy Lentil & Bean Bowl Recipe 

A very cheap and easy vegan recipe. High in protein and takes less than 15 minutes to prepare.  

This recipe is vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free and nut free.  

5 from 1 vote

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Spicy Lentil & Bean Bowl Recipe

A very cheap and easy vegan recipe. High in protein and takes less than 15 minutes to prepare.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Easy Vegan Recipes, High Protein Vegan Recipes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 2

Ingredients

• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 tin of mixed taco beans/ mixed beans in spicy tomato sauce
• 1 packed microwavable lentils
• 1 tsp chilli powder optional

Instructions

1. Add the chopped tomatoes to a medium sized saucepan on low-medium heat. Allow to cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Then add in the taco beans and cook for a further 4-5 minutes to warm through. Add the chilli powder now if using, I like to add a little extra seasoning to mine.
3. Meanwhile, microwave the lentils. When the lentils are ready, add them to the saucepan, stir to fully combine them.

Serve and enjoy!

What’s your favourite quick and easy meal?  

Until next time, 

Sophie 

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