Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce

This recipe was very tasty!! I added matchstick carrots, used only 1 tsp sugar, and also added a can of italian seasoned diced tomatoes (drained). I am thinking of adding fresh spinach and red and yellow bell peppers next time. was delicious! thank you!!

Although healthy, this is lacking flavor. I like the idea of the veggies and lentils but definitely needs additional seasoning.

This was fantastic! I'm giving it 5 stars even though I made a couple of changes to suit my tastes. First, I used vegetable stock instead of water, and at first I thought that was a mistake because it started to smell "vegetable soupish", but in the end it worked. I think water would have worked fine too. I used crushed tomatoes in puree instead of sauce, and like others added the zucchini with the tomatoes as I didn't want it overcooked. I omitted the sugar and added a grated carrot with the tomatoes - it does the same thing that sugar is meant to do, cut the acidity of the tomatoes, but you also get a bit more nutrition. And I seasoned with oregano, basil, salt & pepper. Start to finish, my sauce was done in just under an hour - lentils were tender at about 35 minutes and the sauce simmered for maybe another 20 or so. It was very filling and delicious! Will definitely make this again.

This was a good recipe but as other people have stated it does need some extra seasoning. While the veggies and lentils were cooking I added salt, pepper, and Italian seasonings. This gave the dish a nice flavor. I also think that next time I would leave out the tomato paste and add an extra tomato sauce instead just because the paste is so intense in this dish. We used Orecchiette or ear shaped pasta since the lentils fit perfectly inside the pasta dents. We will make this again.