Meat-Free Bolognese

Name: Meat-Free Bolognese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 380g pasta; 1 shallot, diced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 medium carrot, diced; 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced; 200g cooked lentils; 50g walnuts, crushed; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 400g tomato sauce; salt; black pepper

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

Just because it's meat-free doesn't mean it's not delicious.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:39:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories567 kcal (28%)

Total Fat13.7 g (20%)

Carbs92.1 g (35%)

Sugars9.1 g (10%)

Protein20.7 g (41%)

Sodium233.2 mg (12%)

Fiber10.3 g (37%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

380gpasta

200glentils

50gwalnuts

1 Tbspolive oil

2 Tbspred wine vinegar

1 Tbsptomato paste

400gtomato sauce

salt

black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, add shallot, carrot and celery, cook for about 5-7 minutes until soft.

Step 2

Add garlic, walnuts, lentils, tomato paste and red wine vinegar, stirring often, cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, stir to combine and simmer for 10 minutes; season with salt and black pepper

Step 3

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions

Step 4

Once the pasta is strained, toss the sauce through the pasta, serve with toasted breadcrumbs and fresh parsely.