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Batch Lentil-Walnut Bolognese

Name: Batch Lentil-Walnut Bolognese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion (fine dice); 2 medium carrots (fine dice); 2 stalks celery (fine dice); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tbsp tomato paste; 300 g dried green or brown lentils (rinsed); 80 g walnuts (toasted, chopped fine); 2 x 400 ml cans canned crushed tomatoes; 500 ml low-sodium vegetable stock; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 whole bay leaf

A deeply savory plant bolognese where lentils bring body and toasted walnuts bring the richness.

55 minmedium6 servings$italianVeganVegetarianDairy-freeHigh fiberMeal prep

Why it earns its place. Twelve grams of fiber per serving and freezer-proof — the plant sauce that meat-eaters go back for seconds on.

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Ingredients · 6 servings

2 tbspolive oil
1 largeonion — fine dice
2 mediumcarrots — fine dice
2 stalkscelery — fine dice
4 clovesgarlic — minced
2 tbsptomato paste
300 gdried green or brown lentils — rinsed
80 gwalnuts — toasted, chopped fine
2 x 400 ml canscanned crushed tomatoes
500 mllow-sodium vegetable stock
2 tspdried oregano
1 wholebay leaf

Contains: tree nuts. Always check labels — brands vary.

Method

Soften onion, carrot, and celery in oil until sweet — do not rush this base.
10 min
Garlic and tomato paste in; cook until the paste darkens.
2 min
Lentils, walnuts, tomatoes, stock, oregano, bay. Simmer, lid ajar, until the lentils are tender and the sauce is thick.
35 min
Season, fish out the bay leaf, and serve over pasta, polenta, or roasted vegetables.

Nutrition per serving

380calories

16 gprotein

46 gcarbs

15 gfat

12 gfiber

1.5 gsat fat

460 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 7 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

allergySunflower seeds for walnuts keep it nut-free

cultureMushrooms in the base deepen it further

availabilityRed lentils work — softer texture, 10 minutes faster

Storage. Fridge 5 days; freezes beautifully for 3 months in meal-size tubs.

Batching. Doubles in a big pot without changes; the leftovers are the point.

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