Lentils and finely chopped vegetables cooked down into a thick ragù. Wholemeal pasta rather than white, which changes the dish more than people expect.
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Prep 15 minCook 45 minServes 4
Ingredients
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220 g red lentils (dry), rinsed
300 g wholemeal pasta (dry)
200 g carrot, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped (100 g)
1 large onion, finely chopped (200 g)
250 g mushrooms, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
500 g tomato passata
30 g tomato paste
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
3 g dried oregano
50 g parmesan, finely grated
2 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Warm the oil in a wide pan over high heat and cook the mushrooms for 8 minutes, until they have given up their water and browned. That browning is what makes a meatless ragù taste of something.
Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook 10 minutes over medium heat, then the garlic, oregano and tomato paste for a minute.
Add the lentils, passata, salt and 400 ml water. Simmer 25-30 minutes, stirring and scraping the base, until thick enough to sit on a spoon.
Cook the pasta a minute less than the packet says, then drain, keeping a cup of the water.
Fold the pasta through the sauce with a splash of that water so it coats rather than sits in it. Serve with the parmesan and plenty of pepper.
Tomorrow
The sauce is better the next day and freezes well.
Safety and storage
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool and cover within two hours, split large amounts into shallow containers, and reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Lentil Bolognese with Wholemeal Pasta
Serves 4 · Prep 15 min · Cook 45 min
Lentils and finely chopped vegetables cooked down into a thick ragù. Wholemeal pasta rather than white, which changes the dish more than people expect.
Ingredients
220 g red lentils (dry), rinsed
300 g wholemeal pasta (dry)
200 g carrot, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped (100 g)
1 large onion, finely chopped (200 g)
250 g mushrooms, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
500 g tomato passata
30 g tomato paste
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
3 g dried oregano
50 g parmesan, finely grated
2 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2739 kJ / 654.7 kcal · protein 30.6 g · carbohydrate 84 g · fibre 22.3 g · fat 15.9 g · sodium 740.6 mg
Method
Warm the oil in a wide pan over high heat and cook the mushrooms for 8 minutes, until they have given up their water and browned. That browning is what makes a meatless ragù taste of something.
Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook 10 minutes over medium heat, then the garlic, oregano and tomato paste for a minute.
Add the lentils, passata, salt and 400 ml water. Simmer 25-30 minutes, stirring and scraping the base, until thick enough to sit on a spoon.
Cook the pasta a minute less than the packet says, then drain, keeping a cup of the water.
Fold the pasta through the sauce with a splash of that water so it coats rather than sits in it. Serve with the parmesan and plenty of pepper.
Tomorrow
The sauce is better the next day and freezes well.
Safety and storage
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool and cover within two hours, split large amounts into shallow containers, and reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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