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Pasta Tubes with Green Lentils and Bacon

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Pasta Tubes with Green Lentils and Bacon

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Ingredients

  • 1 onion, finely chopped

  • 2 rashers unsmoked streaky bacon, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 400g green lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 1 bay leaf (optional)
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 350g dried pasta tubes (rigatoni) or basil, garlic & hot pepper rigatoni
  • 4 tbsp freshly grated parmesan
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Serves: 4 Preparation: 20 Cook Time: 45 Total Time: 65min whats this
 

Directions

  1. In a large pan, saut&# the onion and bacon slowly in the olive oil until the onion is soft. Don&#t shorten the cooking time, or the onion won&#t taste sweet.
  2. Add the garlic and lentils, bay leaf (if using), stock cube and litres of water. Bring to the boil, season and simmer for minutes.
  3. Add the pasta, bring back to simmering point and cook until the pasta is done &# minutes. You may need to add more hot water from the kettle. Serve with parmesan.

 

Source: Tesco

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