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One Pot Red Lentil Pasta

One Pot Red Lentil Pasta

This is my go to recipe on a busy day, it only takes 5-10mins to make and is a nutritionally balanced meal.

Lentil pasta is an excellent alternative as it’s high in fiber and protein. Lentils are aslo loaded with folate, iron, phosphorus and potassium. Lentil pasta is rich in fiber. Fiber intake helps reduce the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

Ingredients

1 can of tomato tin

1 small bowl of pasta

I small bowl of diced onion

5 cloves of minced garlic

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp oregano

500 ml veg broth

Salt and pepper to tatse

Fresh Basil

Chesse (optional)

In a large pan add in the red lentil pasta, tin tomato, diced onion and minced garlic, spices and the veg broth. Mix together, then add in salt and pepper.

Let it simmer on a slow gas till most of the liquid is absorbed.

Then add in fresh basil and mix well. After a few minutes turn of the heat.

Place is a serving bowl, add more fresh basil, chesse and enjoy.

Vegetable Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 green bell pepper

• 1 Red bell pepper

• 1 large onion

• 1 courgette

• 1 aubergine

• 1 tbs olive oil,

• Pinch of Salt and pepper

• 300 – 400g lasagne sheets

• 150g mozzarella

Tomato sauce ingredients

• 2-3 tbsp olive oil

• 4 cans chopped tomatoes

• Hadful of basil leavez

• 1 onion finely chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

white sauce ingredients

• 70g plain flour

• 700ml milk

• 70g butter

Method

Start by Preheating the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

Chop up all the veggies and add to a lightly oiled baking tray. Coat the veggies with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and place in the tray. Roast the veggies for 30mins until they turn lightly browned.

Remove from over and leave Leave on rack cool down.

How to make tomato sauce.

In a large pan heat the olive oil and add in onions and garlic.

Cook them for 5 mins over a slow heat until softened.

Turning the heat to medium, pour in the chopped tomatoes and bring to boil and then let it simmer for anout 25 mins.

Now add in the basil leaves, take of heat and leave to cool down. Once the mixture is cooled, pour into the processor and blitz till smooth.

How to make the white sauce.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter, the. Add and stir in the plain flour. Let this cook for 2-4 mins and then whisking in the milk and bring to boil, while stirring all the way through. Lower the heat and cook till the sauce starts to thicken up.

Preparing the Lasagna

The oven should be preheated at 180C/160C fan/gas 4.

Oil the ovenproof lasagna dish lightly.

Add a layer of the cooked vegetables to the dish, then pour over a layer of the tomato sauce. Followed by covering with a layer of lasagne sheets and drizzling a small layer of the white sauce.

Repeat this process until you have three/ four layers of pasta.

Lastly scattering mozzarella cheese over the lasagna till fully covered

Place the the lasagna dish inside the preheated over and bake for 45 minutes, till golden brown.