Dinner

Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian is for Dinner.

Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian takes 20 minutes to cook.

Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian are:

1/2 cup Lentils (1-1.25 cup cooked)
Water
Vegetable bullion (I use Better Than Bullion paste)

1 large Onion
1 large Carrot
2 Tb Fresh thyme - 1/2 tsp dried if you don't have fresh
8 oz raw pasta (4 cups cooked pasta)

Here is how you make Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian:

To make this quick do the prep in stages during cook times:Cutup onion and start that browning in a bit of olive oil. Use a large pot so you have less cleanup - this pot will hold everything by the time you're done. While that's going put the dried lentils in a separate small pot with about 1 1/2 cups water and about 1 tsp bullion and get that to boil for about 10 minutes. Start the water for the pasta in a large pot.While the lentils are cooking and pasta water getting to boil:Grate the carrot and add to the onion. Add the thyme. Stir that up a bit and turn down to simmer. Add the now cooked lentils with the water and all to the onion and carrot. Simmer. (the lentils may not be completely done at this point but will finish with the onion / carrot during the next few minutes)When the pasta water boils, add the pasta to cook. Drain the pasta and add to the lentil / onion / carrot mix. Stir to coat. Serve.Makes about 4 servings but it's so good you may want to make extra pasta to fill large tummies!!** Note - throw in some spinach too and if you use this on the meal tracker remember to add as it's not in the ingredient list.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEE_SPARKS.

The nutritional information for Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 290.8

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 16.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
• Protein: 12.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Pasta and Lentils - Vegetarian is Vegan