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Lentil and Mushroom Bolognese
Batch cook · One session, many meals

Lentil and Mushroom Bolognese

Finely chopped mushrooms and lentils give this bolognese the rich, meaty body of the one your grandmother made. It simmers low while you do other things, and the kitchen smells incredible. Make the whole pot, portion it, and weeknight pasta is solved for the month.

Hands-on
25 min
Hands-off
35 min
Total
1 hr
Dishes
2
26gprotein544cal98gcarbs6gfatper serving · $1.52
Skill Meal-prep friendlystove

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oil in a large pot over medium. Cook the onion and carrot until soft.

  2. 2

    Turn the heat to high and add the mushrooms. Cook until their liquid is gone and they're browning.

  3. 3

    Stir in the garlic and seasoning for a minute, then add the lentils, tomatoes, soy sauce and salt.

  4. 4

    Simmer low, partly covered, stirring now and then.

  5. 5

    While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Scoop out some pasta water, then drain.

  6. 6

    Toss with cooked pasta and a splash of pasta water. Finish with nutritional yeast.

Storage

The sauce keeps 5 days and freezes for 4 months. Freeze it without pasta, in 2-portion containers.

Good to know
  • Using TVP? Add it dry with an extra cup of broth. It soaks up the sauce as it simmers.

Serve as is, with a sprinkle of nutritional yeast.

Their portion: about half your servingabout 300 cal · 14 g protein of their 19 g a day

Nutrition

per serving
Calories
544
Protein
26g
Carbs
98g
Fat
6g
Fiber
15g
Sodium
520mg
Contains soyContains glutenPeanut-free

Calculated from ingredient reference data. Brand labels vary.

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