Pasta with lentils
Pasta with lentils a wholesome and one-pot meal.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 200 g fusilli pasta
- 100 g or 1 big shallot or onion small diced
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 dried red chilli or fresh chilli chopped
- 10 cheery tomatoes cut in half
- 1 can brown lentils or 1 1/2 cup cooked
- 2 tbsp quark or ricotta or curd cheese
- black pepper to taste
- red chilli flaked to taste
- 1 tsp thyme leaves freshly chopped
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1 tsp orange zest
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Heat water with a splash of olive oil and salt. Add in the pasta and cook till al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining the pasta. Wash the pasta well to get rid of the excess starch.
- In the same pot, heat olive oil tip in the chilli and garlic. Fry till the garlic becomes golden, add in the shallot, thyme. Saute for 2-3 minutes or till the shallot is translucent.
- Add in the spices and lentils, mix well. Add in the quark, stir it continuously so it doesn’t separate.
- Add in the cooked pasta, ½ of the pasta water and cherry tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes. Add in the rest of the pasta water if the pasta is too dry. Add the orange zest and mix well. Serve hot with a dollop of Kale Pesto or as is.