Sample recipe · Italian-inspired
Creamy tomato lentil pasta
Red lentils and tomato make a cosy pasta dinner with spinach. See the full ingredient list, cooking instructions and ways children can join in.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Serves
- 2 adult portions
Ingredients ready, one step at a time, with timers when you need them.
How to make it
- 1
Finely chop the onion. Heat oil in a saucepan and soften the onion for 5 minutes. Rinse red lentils.
- 2
Add lentils, passata and 500 ml water. Simmer for 20–25 minutes, stirring and adding water if the sauce catches, until lentils are completely soft. Stir in spinach for the last 3 minutes.
- 3
Cook pasta following the packet instructions, drain and fold through the thick lentil sauce.
A Little Plate original recipe draft. Ingredient quantities and instructions have been reviewed; kitchen testing is not yet complete.
