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Ingredients
for
4
Pasta with Lentil Sauce
30 min., ready in 45 min.
Time:
570
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
88 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tsps ginger
- 2 carrots
- 7 ozs Red Lentils
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 2 Tbsps Tomato paste
- 3 ozs dry white wine (vegan)
- 10 ozs Vegetable broth
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 14 ozs Whole wheat rigatoni (or spelt pasta)
- salt
- 2 Tbsps Ajvar (vegan)
- freshly ground peppers
- ground paprika (sweet)
Preparation
1.
Peel onion, garlic and ginger and finely chop. Peel carrot and cut into approximately 1/2 inch cubes. Rinse lentils in a colander.
2.
Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté onion, garlic and ginger. Add carrots and tomato paste and fry briefly, then add wine. Add broth and lentils. Add rosemary and bay leaf and simmer for 5-8 minutes.
3.
Cook pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
4.
Season the sauce with salt, ajvar, pepper and paprika. Remove bay leaf and rosemary. Drain pasta, add to the saucepan, mix and serve immediately. Serve garnished with rosemary if desired.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 570 cal. | (27 %) | ||
| Protein | 18.65 g | (19 %) | ||
| Fat | 10.32 g | (9 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 97.77 g | (65 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 6.36 g | (21 %) |
Healthy, because
Healthy, because
This pasta is rich in plant protein from the lentils.
Even smarter
Even smarter
Add a nut-based cheese on top of this pasta for added flavor and protein.