30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese

quick and healthy Summer dinner
Quick and healthy Summer dinner
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Ingredients

2 cups Lentils cooked
1 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
2 cloves Garlic finely minced
½ medium Onion chopped
1 (15 oz) can Tomatoes fire roasted
1-2 Green chili diced
1 (15 oz) Can crushed tomatoes with basil
ÂĽ cup Parsley chopped
½ cup Basil fresh leaves
ÂĽ tsp Black pepper
½ tsp Dried oregano
1 pinch Smoked Paprika
ÂĽ tsp Chili powder
ÂĽ tsp Red chili powder
2 Zucchini spiralized

Nutritional information

202
Calories
4,4g
fat
32,1g
carbohydrates
11,9g
protein
0mg
cholesterol
463mg
sodium
Ingredients

30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese

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This is a 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese that will be putting in a regular appearance in your kitchen. It is super quick and easy to make. It’s very filling too and completely vegan which makes it the number one summer dinner recipe in my kitchen. 

To make this bolognese, start by sautĂ©ing onions and garlic. Add cans of fire roasted tomatoes and crushed tomatoes before stirring in chilis, fresh herbs and spices. Bring the mixture to a boil before leaving it to thicken while simmering. Add the lentils and while the sauce cooks, spiralize some zoodles (noodles made from zucchini – gettit?) to serve with the lentil bolognese. 

To make this 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese

Steps to make 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese

1

Cook lentils

10

Cook 2 cups of lentils according to the package directions. Do not add salt to the cooking water.

2

Sauté garlic and onions

3

Preheat 1 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Sauté 2 minced cloves of garlic and ½ a medium onion for about 3-4 minutes, until soft.

3

Cook sauce

10

Add a can of fire roasted tomatoes, a can of crushed tomatoes, ¼ cup of fresh parsley, ½ a cup of basil leaves and the spices. Turn up the heat until the sauce begins to boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken.

4

Add lentils

10

Transfer the cooked lentils to the sauce and mix to combine. Cook over low heat for 10 more minutes.

5

Spiralize zucchini

2

Spiralize zucchini to make zoodles.

6

Cook zoodles

3

Place the zoodles in a medium sauté pan. Cook gently over medium heat until cooked through, but not soggy. Season with black pepper, to taste.

7

Serve

Serve this bolognese over zoodles.

This 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese is a delicious vegan take on the classic Italian dish. Try it out and come back to leave a comment below telling me what you think.

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

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Recipe Reviews

Average Rating:
(4.9)
Total Reviews: 18
Maryjane Jedziniak

Lentil bolognese?! I've gotta try this out.

Adrienne Lauf

Sundried tomatos are a good touch up for this if you want more flavor.

Toni Sorelle

My kids didn't even know it wasn't real pasta haha.

Luella Tsien

There's just too many ingridents I refused to make it after 10... please narrow things down!

Yazmin Masinter

Fast, delicious, easy and vegan. Handsdown the best meal I could find i served it with garlic bread, same recipe as the cheesy one but i didn't use normal cheese, replaced it for vegan <3

Toni Sorelle

My kids didn't even know it wasn't real pasta haha.

Maleah Kujan

Amazingly flavorful and tasty literally can't believe there is no meat in this.

RheaZweigart

Would recommend this meal for all those with vegan or vegetarian friends, they'll be in for a happy surprise :)

Maren Lepre

Didn't add the parsley or basil to mine turned out just fine with a strong taste.

Estelle Derra

Nicely put together the flavors are strong and unique.

Yazmin Masinter

Fast, delicious, easy and vegan. Handsdown the best meal I could find i served it with garlic bread, same recipe as the cheesy one but i didn't use normal cheese, replaced it for vegan <3

Estelle Derra

Nicely put together the flavors are strong and unique.

RheaZweigart

Would recommend this meal for all those with vegan or vegetarian friends, they'll be in for a happy surprise :)

Adrienne Lauf

Sundried tomatos are a good touch up for this if you want more flavor.

Luella Tsien

There's just too many ingridents I refused to make it after 10... please narrow things down!

Maren Lepre

Didn't add the parsley or basil to mine turned out just fine with a strong taste.

Annette Rochester

HUGE fan of this vegan bolognese it's extremely creative and taste delicious.

Athina

Awesome recipe! Thanks for sharing!

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