Pumpkin Lentil Bolognese

Name: Pumpkin Lentil Bolognese
Cuisine: Italian, American
Ingredients: 3 tsp avocado oil; 2-3 garlic cloves, minced; 3 tsp fresh rosemary and/or thyme, minced; 1 1/2 cups organic tomato sauce (I used tomato basil sauce from Lucini); 1/2 cup + 1 tbs pumpkin puree; 1 cup cooked lentils (I used Trader Joes brand ); 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk (from canned coconut milk); 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 tsp coconut aminos; 1/4 tsp each sea salt, pepper and chili flakes; 1/16th tsp nutmeg; 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped (for garnish); 8 oz spaghetti (cooked according to package instructions (I used gluten free)); Brazil nuts

8 steps

This vegan lentil bolognese uses pumpkin puree it's secret ingredient. This creamy plant based pasta is easy to make a full of flavor!

Updated at: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:05:05 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

3 tspavocado oil

2garlic cloves

minced

3 tspfresh rosemary

or me, minced

1 ½ cupstomato sauce

organic, I used tomato basil sauce from Lucini

½ cuppumpkin puree

1 cuplentils

cooked, I used, brand

½ cupfull fat coconut milk

from canned coconut milk

0.5lemon juiced

1 tspcoconut aminos

¼ tspsea salt

pepper

chili flakes

0.06 tspnutmeg

2 Tbspflat leaf parsley

chopped, for garnish

8 ozspaghetti

cooked according to package instructions, I used gluten free

Brazil nuts

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a pot of filtered water with a pinch of salt to a boil.

Step 2

To a sauté pan, add avocado oil and heat on a medium heat. Add minced garlic and herbs of rosemary and/or thyme and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

Step 3

Then add in tomato sauce, pumpkin purée, coconut milk, lentils, coconut aminos, lemon juice, sea salt, pepper, chili flakes and nutmeg.

Step 4

Mix together until well combined and bring to gentle boil, then reduce to the lowest simmer and cover with lid for 15-20 minutes.

Step 5

Cook spaghetti according to package ingredients. Save about 1/4 cup of pasta water to add to the sauce.

Step 6

Mix the pasta water into the sauce and let it simmer with the lid off for several minutes before adding in your spaghetti and mix until sauce is well coated.

Step 7

Top with fresh parsley and Brazil nut parmesan.

Step 8

Enjoy!

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