Baked green lentil penne.

Hi everyone,

Here's what I made for dinner tonight with green lentil penne, its gluten free and vegan.

I sautéed onion lots of baby plum tomatoes and diced mixed peppers in a little olive oil to soften then I added a table spoon of gram flour and mixed that with the olive oil then gradually added some cold water butter beans red lentils broccoli I seasoned with low salt bouillon paprika and ginger and then baked for approx 35mins @15OC I scattered a few pumpkin seeds on top as they add a nice healthy crunch.

Using gram flour is a really easy way to make a sauce thats gluten free and plant based so it's very useful and healthy.

I enjoyed it and thats what counts.

[Hidden]

Hi Jerry looks lovely I'm glad your eating pasta again I remember a while ago you discovered it I'd be tempted to put grated cheese on lol have you thought about making your own pasta can get a machine and put the frozen spinach cubes in it when roll it out it's very easy I think it would be quite very therapeutic too I'm not hungry yet as too hot but having home made chips and salad 😁🌄

Microwave potatoes then fry in frying pan cold pressed rapseed oil

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Mandy I enjoyed it. 😊

[Activity2004 Administrator]

Hi Hidden ,

Your green lentil penne pasta looks and sounds wonderful. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I will have to try to do the recipe for a pasta night for dinner in the next few weeks coming up. Thank you for the recipe.

[Hidden in reply to Activity2004]

Hey thanks Leah and it’s gluten free. 😊

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to Hidden]

You're very welcome, Hidden ! I'll have to put the penne pasta on the list.

[Imaaan]

Your meal looks scrumptious

[Hidden in reply to Imaaan]

Thank you Imaaan itd full of flavour. 😊

[springcross]

That looks very nice Jerry. 😊

[Hidden in reply to springcross]

Thank you springcross it was very nice. 😊

[BTCCET]

Looks very tasty Jerry and sounds very nutritious!

[Hidden in reply to BTCCET]

Thank you I’m not a vegan but like lots of vegan meals. 👍😊

[Hidden]

Thank you Hidden its great when tasty food is packed with health. 👍😊

[DebbieFleming]

Looks and sounds delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I thought green pea penne was hard to find. You've just proved it isn't. Although I've seen similar pasta on Sainsburys website. I'll go and buy some and try out your recipe. Like you, I'm not vegan. Fortunately, I don't have any food intolerances either. (Well, I can't seem to keep raw sweet peppers down but that's a very new development. I'm ok with them cooked.)

[Hidden in reply to DebbieFleming]

Hi DebbieFleming thank you for saying this, I buy organic green lentil penne is my local whole food store. Where I buy my gram flour.

I hope that you enjoy your baked green penne when you gets some and I'd love to see the results. 😊

[DebbieFleming in reply to Hidden]

Okey dokey. Don't hold your breath ! I'll be making pesto lentils for lunch today from the Fast 800 recipe book. Have a great day.

[Rachmaninov2]

Delicious looking meal Jerry, my type of food. I have some red lentil penne which I haven’t used yet. 🙂😋

[Hidden in reply to Rachmaninov2]

Thank you Rach and red lentil penne sounds really good to me 😊

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator Vegan star]

That looks really beautiful Jerry - definately my kind of meal 😋

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Awe thanks Debs we’re pasta pals 😊

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator Vegan star in reply to Hidden]

Most definately 😊

[Zest]

Hi Hidden

Your meal looks scrumptious. I also like adding pumpkin seeds - such a great crunch.

Zest

[Hidden in reply to Zest]

Hey thanks Zest and toasted pumpkin seeds are wonderful and packed with nutrients. 😊