Lentil spaghetti
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/lentil-spaghetti
Red lentils replace the mince in this moreish winter warmer
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Feeds
2
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Ready in
30 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 87g
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 1 small red onion
- 1 stick celery
- 1 carrot
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 400g can Co-op chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 dried bay leaf (optional)
- 200ml hot vegetable stock
- 50g red lentils
- 150g Co-op spaghetti
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil (or 1 tsp dried)
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a pan
- Add the onion, celery and carrot, all finely chopped, and fry gently for 10 mins
- Stir in the garlic, chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, bay leaf, hot vegetable stock and red lentils
- Cover and simmer for 15 mins, stirring from time to time
- Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the pack instructions, then drain, reserving 3 tbsp cooking water
- Stir that into the sauce with the fresh or dried basil, and serve with the pasta
- Add some freshly ground black pepper and fresh basil leaves, if you like.
