Wuselig Recipes · Recipe 24
VeganMild red lentil bolognese
Mild red lentil bolognese: an easy vegan family recipe with Puschel and Flauschi, precise quantities and shared tasks for children and adults.
The little story
A little kitchen adventure
Puschel proudly makes a tiny pasta twirl. Flauschi spots a lentil inside. Flauschi“Your twirl has a passenger!” He takes a closer look and happily lets it travel into his mouth.
Preparation: about 15 min · Cooking/baking: about 25 min · Total: about 40 min
For 4 family portions
How to make it
In a few words: Simmer red lentils in tomato sauce until soft and serve with spaghetti.
Ingredients
- 300 g egg-free spaghetti
- 150 g red lentils
- 1 carrot
- 1 small onion
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 500 g passata
- 400 ml vegan vegetable stock
- 1 tsp oregano
Method
- Children: Wash carrot, rinse lentils and weigh pasta.
- Adults: Peel and finely dice onion; peel and finely grate carrot.
- Adults: Warm oil, soften onion and carrot for 5 minutes and stir in tomato purée for 1 minute.
- Adults: Add lentils, passata, stock and oregano. Simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Adults: Meanwhile cook pasta in another pan following its packet and drain safely.
- Adults: Check lentils are soft; if needed cook for 5 more minutes with a little extra water.
- Children: Serve once slightly cooled and make small pasta twirls with a fork.
Equipment
Kitchen scales, a bowl and the cooking equipment named in the steps. Adults handle all hot or sharp equipment.
Allergens and shopping
Wheat (gluten); depending on stock: celery. Always check the actual ingredient labels and family allergies.
Choose pasta, tortillas, dough, stock and plant-based cream explicitly suitable for a vegan recipe, without egg, milk, honey or animal ingredients.