All covered in cheeze…
I created this NEAT sauce…
and hubby said ‘Yes Please!’
It’s been stuck in my head all day! :mrgreen:
Presenting my newest quick and easy vegan recipe…
Spaghetti with ‘Neat’ Sauce and Cheeze
Ingredients:
- 1.5 bottles of spaghetti sauce (or make your own)
- One 450 gram package of green lentils
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Seasonings (I used parsley and PC sun-dried tomato)
- Salt, to taste
- Vegan Parmesan cheeze
- Spaghetti noodles
Directions: Cook 1 bag of lentils according to directions on package. Rinse and drain. Stir in 1.5 bottles of spaghetti sauce, minced garlic, salt, and seasonings. Serve over your favourite noodles along with 60 second Vegan Parmesan cheeze.
It makes a HUGE amount! A great make-ahead meal. I’m sure this would work in the slow cooker too- I am just not sure on the liquid amounts.
In just 1 cup of cooked green lentils there is a whopping 23 grams of protein and 26 grams of fibre!!! Talk about satiety. :)
60 second Vegan Parmesan cheeze. Eric LOVES this stuff- he sprinkles it on everything and said he will never buy regular parmesan cheese again!
The lentils give this sauce amazing texture just like meat would.
This batch makes so much I freeze about 4-5 servings in Pyrex containers. It makes for some quick and easy dinners! Great for lunches for the week too.
In other news, I changed the colours on the Glo Bar labels! I wanted them spiffy looking for the store shelves. :) They scream EAT ME, don’t they? ;)
Updates:
- New post on Foodthinkers is up- Juice for the WARRIOR in you!
Tonight’s question- Are you a pasta lover? What is your favourite dish or type of pasta?
I’m not a big pasta fan, but my two favourite kinds are angel hair and spaghetti. I also want to make a vegan version of linguine alfredo some day! That would be a challenge…
Have a great night! :)
I definitely loooooooooove pasta. Last night I made spaghetti with sweet potatoes and ricotta, and it was glorious. I love new combinations like that, and I wish I could take credit for it (I found the recipe online). I’m definitely going to try the lentil sauce – I love lentils!
i LOVE pasta, and seeing this totally is making me crave spaghetti hard core, hahaha. maybe for lunch tomorrow…. thanks for posting! labels look great!!
The labels look good and it’s nice spring/summer packaging. I am shocked about the amount of protein in the lentils. I didn’t know it was so much. I see lentil soup in my future.
I’m not a big pasta eater and would never order it in a restaurant, but I do eat it now and then and enjoy it. Love the idea of putting lentils in. Such a versatile food!
nice job with the labels.
I LOOVE pasta, i love like a shrimp alfredo. yumm
The spaghetti looks really wonderful and so do the new labels!!
I LOVE PASTA! and i know exactly what is on the menu tomorrow night for dinner – your lovely lentil dish!
I have a total carb addiction! Pasta is definitely a favorite of mine! I love all kinds :)
Do you freeze the pasta too? I can’t really tell from the picture and I’m always curious about what foods freeze well. Have a great day :-)
I have never frozen pasta before…anyone?
I used to love pasta, but I haven’t had it in a while. Every now and again I’ll have macaroni and cheese because I love it so, but for the most part I swap other whole grains like rice for pasta. Yummm
Ever since I made the lentil based Snobby Joes from Veganomicon, I’ve been convinced that lentils are the perfect substitute for ground beef/turkey. I made lentil tacos last week (yum!) and I’ve thought about doing a lentil marinara, so I’m so glad to see it turned out awesome for you. Can’t wait to try it!
must get this book!!
Hmm, maybe you could try making an alfredo sauce with cashew butter?? Do you think you could make it taste savoury enough?
that sounds amazing
Wow. I am not vegan, but you certainly are giving me some ideas for more vegan-inspired dishes. How beautiful that is. I like that you focus on the positive aspects of the dish: the protein, the fibre, etc etc….versus dwelling on other things. You deserve all that food with all your crazy busy schedule!
I love pasta! I eat all whole wheat pasta though and I love lentils…this is too weird…here you post something about Quinoa for breakfast and I make it for dinner Mon. evening, then you talk about lentils for dinner and I have lentils for lunch….todododo….twilight zone.
Love that recipe!
….todododo hahaha
I love pasta! That looks amazing. Especially your vegan parmesan!
I really need to try that ‘cheese!’ I love, love pasta – spaghetti, fettuccini, rotini, and gnocchi. Don’t like cream sauces, love tomato based sauces (your lentil twist looks great!). I switched to whole wheat 6 years ago and now the only time I have white pasta is if I’m in a restaurant and a sauce sounds too good to pass up. Whole wheat just tastes so much better.
I like pasta ok, but I’m pretty picky. I prefer angel hair if I’m going with some kind of tomato based sauce, but one of my friends makes the most amazing pasta salad that uses italian dressing and rotini noodles. I love throwing all kinds of veggies in my spaghetti sauce. I don’t think I’ve ever tried lentils before. That’s a great idea. Thanks!
That sauce looks good. May have to try it some day.
I LOVE my mom’s lasagna. Can eat 2 or 3 plates of it at one go it’s that good!
A perfect recipe to increase my iron intake!!! It’s like you were reading my mind, haha ;-)
I LOVE pesto. You oughta make some this summer!