Pasta e lenticchie
Pasta e lenticchie, from above
VegSouthern Italy

Pasta e lenticchie

Lentils and small pasta in a thick, savoury stew. Italian grandmother food at its best.

60 minTime
23 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's waySouthern Italian pasta and lentil stew.
The original
504kcalsame
23 gproteinsame
9 gfibresame
60minutessame

Pasta e lenticchie.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Whole masoor (brown lentils)1 cup brown lentils, rinsed
Pasta200 g ditalini or broken spaghetti
Olive oil2 tbsp, plus extra
Onion1, diced
Carrot1, diced
Celery1 stick, diced
Garlic2 cloves
Tomato puree2 tbsp tomato paste
Tomato1 cup chopped tomatoes
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1
Rosemarya small sprig
Vegetable stock (vegetable broth)5 cups
Parmesanto serve
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Soften onion, carrot and celery in oil.
  2. 2Add garlic and tomato paste, then lentils, tomatoes, bay, rosemary and stock. Simmer until lentils are tender.
  3. 3Add the pasta and cook, stirring, adding water if needed.
  4. 4Rest 5 minutes, then serve with oil and parmesan.
Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls, drizzle with good olive oil, grate over parmesan and add black pepper.

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What goes with Pasta e lenticchie: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Focaccia barese60 min
Bread or rice Piadina romagnola30 min
On the side Peperonata40 min
On the side Marinara sauce35 min
To drink Virgin bellini8 min
Something sweet Tiramisu40 min
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