Lentil Bolognese | Cooking with Napolina

A vegetarian spin on the traditional Bolognese sauce recipe, this dish uses delicately textured Lentils full of protein and fibre. Lentils are naturally low in fat, sugar and salt and count towards one of your 5 fruit and vegetables per day. Pair with Napolina 50%/50% pasta for extra 'hidden' whole wheat. A perfect combination.

2 x tablespoons Napolina Olive Oil
2 x onions, chopped
2 x carrots, finely diced
2 x celery sticks, finely diced
3 x garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 x 400g cans of Lentils
2 x 400g cans of Napolina Chopped Tomatoes
4 x tablespoons Napolina Double Concentrate Tomato Purée
1 bay leaf
500g Napolina 50%/50% Spaghetti
Parmesan cheese, to serve
Salt
Black pepper


Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan.
Chop the onions, garlic, carrots and celery sticks. Add to the pan.
Cook gently for 5 to 10 minutes until the vegetables have softened.
Stir in the lentils, chopped tomatoes, purée and bay leaf and bring to a simmer.
Simmer gently for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
After 10 minutes, bring a large pan of water to the boil and season with salt. Add 500g spaghetti and boil for 10 minutes until al dente.
Season the Bolognese sauce with salt and pepper and remove the bay leaf.
Drain the pasta and add to the sauce, tossing until all of the pasta is coated.
Serve with the grated Parmesan cheese.


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