Lentil bolognese

Lentil bolognese

This lentil bolognese is packed full of vegetables. Keep it for Meat-free Monday or just use it when you need to whip up a meal from pantry ingredients.

ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 6 mushrooms, chopped

• 1 zucchini, diced

• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped

• 1 red capsicum, chopped

• 2 tsp oregano

• 1 tin (400g) diced tomatoes

• 1 tin (400g) brown lentils, drained

method

1. In a frying pan, heat the oil and add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 mins.
2. Add the carrot, mushrooms, zucchini and capsicum. Cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add the oregano, tomatoes and lentils. Cook for 15 minutes. Season to taste.

notes

• I like to serve this on wholemeal pasta or vegeroni with a nice grating of parmesan cheese.
• This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia’s best recipe finder.