Green Lentil Pasta
by Zerrin
on December 22, 2013
How would you make a regular pasta more nutritious and tasty? The answer is limitless and it’s just up to your taste. Some top their pasta with meatballs, some prefer beef or chicken instead and still some others make it with loads of shrimp. What if you are making a vegetarian pasta? The first thing coming to your mind is green lentils, right? You can create the best vegetarian pasta with it! I tell you what, you will love this Green Lentil Pasta even if you are not vegetarian!
Green lentil pasta is a simple yet satisfying meal. What’s more, it’s quite easy too! You don’t need many ingredients for this scrumptious pasta recipe. You will see that pasta doesn’t need any sort of meat to make a delectable meal! Pasta of your choice, green lentils, onion, a little butter and olive oil will be enough to makea green lentil pasta, but I love to top my pasta with something, so I used a little minced parsley and chili powder too. These are optional though.
Some people might think that butter destroys the healthy side of this green lentil pasta, but I must say that a little butter can change a pasta a lot! I think pasta and butter are one of the best couples, so butter is definitely a must here! A little of it won’t make any harm! I also use olive oil to make it look brighter and nicer.
I love to have this green lentil pasta warm, but it’s great when served cold as well. You can just omit butter from your list if you are planning to serve it cold. You can pair it with a green salad or if you feel lazy to prepare a salad, just slice some radishes alongside your pasta and serve a bowl of homemade yogurt with it. It’s very easy to make your own yogurt at home when you follow these tips for making yogurt!
Green Lentil Pasta
A perfect vegetarian pasta with green lentils!
Ingredients
Instructions
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Drain the pasta. Add butter, cover the pot and wait until the butter melts inside.
Heat olive oil, add chopped onion and saute.
Add in green lentils and pour 1 cup water.
Boil it until lentils are tender, add salt.
Mix boiled green lentils with pasta.
Sprinkle chili powder and minced parsley on it before serving.
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