Lentil Bolognese with Whole Wheat Pasta
Rich tomato-lentil sauce simmered with onions, carrots, and garlic, served over whole wheat pasta for a fiber-packed vegetarian twist on bolognese.
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
- rinsed
- dry
- 400 gTomato(more recipes)crushed or finely diced
- diced
- 120 gCarrot(more recipes)finely diced
- minced
Instructions
- 1
Cook lentils in a pot with 600ml water for 20-22 minutes until tender but not mushy. Drain excess water.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook diced onion and carrots 6-7 minutes until soft.
- 3
Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute.
- 4
Stir in tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Simmer 8-10 minutes to thicken slightly.
- 5
Fold cooked lentils into the tomato sauce. Simmer 3-4 minutes, adjust seasoning.
- 6
Cook whole wheat pasta al dente per package directions. Drain, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
- 7
Toss pasta with lentil sauce, adding a splash of pasta water if needed to coat evenly. Serve hot.
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Lentil Bolognese with Whole Wheat Pasta
Rich tomato-lentil sauce simmered with onions, carrots, and garlic, served over whole wheat pasta for a fiber-packed vegetarian twist on bolognese.
Ingredients
- •200 g Green Lentils (rinsed)
- •320 g Whole Wheat Pasta (dry)
- •400 g Tomato (crushed or finely diced)
- •120 g Onion (Yellow) (diced)
- •120 g Carrot (finely diced)
- •10 g Garlic (minced)
- •20 g Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- •1 g Black Pepper (Ground)
Instructions
- 1Cook lentils in a pot with 600ml water for 20-22 minutes until tender but not mushy. Drain excess water.
- 2Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook diced onion and carrots 6-7 minutes until soft.
- 3Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute.
- 4Stir in tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Simmer 8-10 minutes to thicken slightly.
- 5Fold cooked lentils into the tomato sauce. Simmer 3-4 minutes, adjust seasoning.
- 6Cook whole wheat pasta al dente per package directions. Drain, reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
- 7Toss pasta with lentil sauce, adding a splash of pasta water if needed to coat evenly. Serve hot.
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