Spaghetti with Lentil Bolognese

Name: Spaghetti with Lentil Bolognese
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: low calorie cooking spray; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 4 celery sticks, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 4 tbsp tomato purée; 2 x 400g cans green lentils in water, drained; 200ml boiling vegetable stock; salt; freshly ground black pepper; 400g dried spaghetti; small handful of roughly chopped fresh oregano

4 steps

Cook:50min

Updated at: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:44:42 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

low calorie cooking spray

1onion

large, finely chopped

400gcan chopped tomatoes

½ tspdried chilli flakes

4 Tbsptomato purée

2 x 400gcans green lentils in water

drained

200mlvegetable stock

boiling

salt

freshly ground black pepper

400gdried spaghetti

fresh oregano

roughly chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Spray a a large non-stick saucepan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic and cook slowly for 10 minutes or until the vegetables soften and start to turn golden.

Step 2

Increase the heat to medium-high, add the tomatoes, chilli and tomato purée and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes. Stir in the lentils and stock and bring to the boil, then turn the heat to low, season to taste and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.

Step 3

Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the pack instructions and drain.

Step 4

Remove the bolognese from the heat and stir in most of the oregano. Divide the spaghetti between bowls, spoon over the bolognese and scatter over the remaining oregano to serve.