# Nonna’s pasta with lentils

Nonna’s pasta with lentils - one of my oldest family recipes is somewhere between a pasta dish and a soup. It is packed full of goodness and slow-releasing energy to keep you full all afternoon.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 large onion
- 200 g dried green lentils
- 1 garlic clove
- 100 ml red wine
- 1 stock cube
- 1.5 litres fresh stock
- 4 tablespoons tomato purée
- 0.2 teaspoon chilli powder
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 150 g dried pasta
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- fresh chili
- burrata for topping
- olive oil

## Instructions

1. Chop up the onions and fry until soft.
2. Add the lentils and garlic for a minute
3. Pour in the wine and keep stirring for 2 minutes. cover with 1.5 litres of stock or water plus the crumbled stock cube(s), tomato puree and chilli powder. Season with salt and pepper and stir for 1 minute
4. Simmer for about 45 minutes, until lentils are tender but firm to the bite.
5. Serve with a generous grating of fresh parmesan. It will thicken as it cools.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFGZs1VMOPY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bee4e83f-00b5-45ac-bbed-189585370380
- Extracted: 2025-03-12

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