Red Bean Stew

Another day, another carb. This is a perfect dish to make with leftovers: it's versatile enough that any forgotten scraps can be thrown in

Ingredients

• Rice
• Kidney beans
• Chopped tomatoes
• Chilli flakes
• Salt and pepper
• Stock cube
• Green pepper
• Courgette
• Celery
• Red onion
• Leek
• Mushrooms
• Oil

Method

1. Bring the rice to boil in cold water.
2. Meanwhile chop the vegetables (not the kidney beans) into rough, small pieces and fry in vegetable oil.
3. As the begin to soften, add a touch of salt and pepper, and a decent sprinkling off chilli, just enough to feel the heat on your tongue and in your stomach.
4. Once the vegetables have sufficiently softened, stir in the can of chopped tomatoes.
5. Crumble a stock cube and stir it into the mixture.
6. Add the kidney beans and simmer for ten minutes.
7. Drain the rice and serve.