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Lentil and vege penne

Serving you all of your 5-a-day plus some, this tasty pasta recipe is a quick and nutritious vegetarian meal for one.

Time to make: 20 mins
Serving: 1 person

Ratings: 4.7

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Ingredients

Measurements explained

½ cup penne
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 carrot, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 spring onion, finely chopped
½ cup broccoli florets
1 cup chopped spinach
½ x 400g can lentils in spring water, rinsed and drained
½ cup passata or tomato purée
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
2 tablespoons grated parmesan
black pepper

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Instructions

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1 In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to packet instructions.

2 Meanwhile, in a frying pan, heat half of the oil over medium-high. Add carrot, garlic, spring onion and broccoli and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes.

3 Add spinach, lentils, passata and chilli flakes. Add ½ cup water. Simmer, stirring, for 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Add pasta to pan along with a little of the pasta water. Stir to combine.

4 Serve garnished with parmesan and black pepper then drizzled with remaining olive oil.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free penne and check passata or tomato purée are gluten free.

Nutrition info (per serve)

Calories 512 cal

Kilojoules 2140 kJ

Total fat 14 g

Saturated fat 4 g

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First published: Apr 2018

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