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Mushroom & Lentil Bolognese
Serves 5
Ingredients
45ml olive oil
2 garlic cloves, halved
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stick, diced
1 leek, chopped
250g button mushrooms, sliced
2 tomatoes, deseeded and diced
a few fresh thyme stems
375ml vegetable stock
400g jar tomato-based pasta sauce
410g can lentils, drained
15ml fresh parsley, chopped
Method
1 Heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the garlic and onion for 5 minutes.
2 Add the carrot, celery, leek and cook for 3 minutes.
3 Increase the heat and fry the mushrooms for 5 minutes.
4 Add the tomatoes, thyme, stock and pasta sauce. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
5 Stir in the lentils and chopped parsley.
6 Top pasta or blanched vegetable “spaghetti” with the Bolognese, Parmesan cheese and extra parsley if desired.