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Pasta and lentils: 20 min recipe
Pasta and lentils is the ultimate Mediterranean dish: healthy, delicious, and ready in just 20 minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 275 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean , French , Italian
Ingredients
- 1½ cup pasta
- 1 can canned lentils
- 1 onion
- 2 carrot
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato pure
- 4 bay leaves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- chili flakes
Instructions
- Prepare the sautéed vegetables: cut the onion, celery, and carrot into small pieces.
- In a pan, heat the oil along with the bay leaves.
- Add the onion, the celery, and then the carrots and stir well.
- Sauté over medium-high heat; be careful as the onion shouldn’t get too brown.
- Add the tomato paste and then the tomato sauce.
- Cook for a few minutes allowing the flavors to meld together.
- Add the lentils and stir well with a wooden spoon. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid.
- Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- In another pot bring the water to a rolling boil.
- When the water boils, add a generous handful of coarse salt; then add the pasta and cook according to the package instructions.
- Drain the pasta and add it into the lentil sauce.
- Stir well to combine, cook for a couple of minutes over high heat, and serve hot. It is ideally paired with a crisp green salad.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
275kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Sodium
97mg
(4%)
Potassium
472mg
(13%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
5192IU
(104%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 275
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 275kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Sodium | 97mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 472mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 5192IU | 104% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.