Red lentil bolognese
- Calories
- 1042
- Protein
- 50g
- Carbs
- 170g
- Fat
- 15g
Dinner · about 35 minutes · one serving
What you need
- ·120g red lentils
- ·100g wholewheat pasta
- ·300g passata
- ·70g onions
- ·80g carrots
- ·8g garlic
- ·5g stock cubes
- ·10g olive oil
Method
- 1Onion and carrot chopped small and into the oil on a medium heat for 10 minutes. Small matters — this is the base and you should not be able to pick pieces out later.
- 2Garlic for a minute.
- 3Lentils, passata, stock and 300ml water. Simmer 20-25 minutes until the lentils have gone soft and the sauce has stopped being watery.
- 4Season harder than you think. Lentils take a lot of salt.
- 5Pasta on for the last 10 minutes.
Nobody misses the mince, and it costs about a fifth as much. Freezes in portions.
Worth knowing: Nobody misses the mince, and it costs about a fifth as much. Freezes in portions.
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