Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Lentil/ pasta dish

Very tasty one pot meal. This is a lentil pasta dish originally, but since I didn’t have the tiny pasta I substituted some cooked brown rice and some uncooked gf orzo— nice combo but my orzo was not whole grain. Recipe found at link:


https://theplantbasedschool.com/lentil-pasta/


 Ingredients: but go to link for how

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (omitted)
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 carrot chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 sprig rosemary or thyme( used fresh thyme and dried rosemary 
  • 2 bay leaves or sage
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup (200 grams) dry lentils green or brown
  • 12 cherry tomatoes halved
  • 6 cups ( liters) vegetable broth or more if you want a soupier lentil pasta
  • 2 cups (250 grams) ditalini pasta or other short pasta like penne, ditaloni, conchiglie, or rotini (me cooked brown rice 1 cup and gf orzo uncooked one cup— did add an extra cup water)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 twists black pepper
  • 1 handful parsley chopped

Really nice with picante sauce too- with or without a wrap.

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