Eating Better

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 100g red lentils in 100ml water
• 250g grated carrot
• 1 teaspoon mixed herbs         
• 400g pasta

Method

1. Dry fry the onion in a pan so it cooks in its own juice.
2. Add the crushed garlic, tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, lentils and water, grated carrot and mixed herbs.
3. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
4. Cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions.
5. Add spaghetti to lentil mixture and serve.

Photo credit: Patricia Niven

Recipe originally published on the Made in Hackney website.