Alternative Bolognese
Italian classic without the meat!
Difficulty Level: easy
Ingredients
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- large serving of olive oil
- 1 courgette
- 1 red pepper
- fresh parsley
- oregano
- tin of chopped tomatoes
- tomato puree
- green lentils
- red wine (if affordable)
Instructions
Begin by putting green lentils into saucepan of boiling water, bring to boil then simmer for 25-30 mins.
Halfway through lentils cooking dice up garlic and red onion finely and place in saucepan/frying pan with nice serving of olive and saute on medium heat for about 7 mins.
Then add in chopped red pepper and courgette and season with fresh parsley, oregano, salt and black pepper to your taste. Cook for a few minutes then add in chopped tomatoes, puree and after draining the lentils add them too. (add nice serving of red wine too if you fancy)
Wait until it starts to boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
then serve with cooked spaghetti and a nice serving of parmesan (though this does contain animal rennet for those who do not fancy the stuff!)
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