By far, this lentil bolognese is one of my favourites dishes and I make it at least once a week. If you have only 15-20 minutes to prepare your lunch (or dinner) this is the perfect recipe. My suggestion is to use pre-cooked lentils – I used the puy lentils from Merchant gourment and they work perfectly for this recipe. I love their flavour, taste and texture.
My tip: batch cook it and freeze it!
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Lentil bolognese
Credit: fsnutritionist.com
Ingredients
- 300g pre-cooked lentils
- 160g pasta
- 500 ml tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 big carrots, grated or finely minced
- 2 celery sticks, finely minced
- 2 leeks or 2 small red onions, finely minced
- 2 bay leaves
- fresh basil
- parmesan or vegan cheese, grated
Directions
- Boil a pot of water and cook the pasta according to pack instructions.
- In a mixer finely mince the carrot, celery and leeks.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the vegetables and bay leaves and gently stir fry for a few minutes.
- Add the lentils and combine the ingredients. Add the tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper. Cook for at least 15 minutes.
- Once the pasta is cooked, combine with the sauce and serve with fresh basil and grated parmesan.