Simple Lentil Pasta Sauce
A simple pasta sauce made with canned lentils, carrots, celery and jarred tomato sauce!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 (15 ounce) can lentils drained and rinsed
- 1 (24 ounce) jar of your favorite pasta sauce
- 12 ounces linguine, spaghetti or other noodle
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions, then drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
- Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery along with a generous pinch of salt and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until softened.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add in the lentils and pasta sauce. Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until hot.
- Add the cooked pasta to the pasta sauce along with 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water and toss until well-coated. If the sauce is too thick, then add in more of the reserved pasta water.