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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal511
  • fat16g
  • saturates9g
  • carbs76g
  • sugars6g
  • fibre6g
  • protein21g
  • salt0.28g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Rinse the lentils in a sieve and place in a medium saucepan. Cover with plenty of water and bring to the boil, then simmer for about 30 mins until tender, adding salt to taste 10 mins into cooking time. Drain thoroughly and keep warm.

  • step 2

    Cook the pasta, then drain and return to the pan. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and add the onion. Cook until lightly golden, then add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Stir the lentils, onion and garlic, lemon zest and juice, coriander and yogurt through the cooked pasta. Finish with plenty of freshly ground black pepper and serve on warm plates.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2010

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A star rating of 4.2 out of 5.16 ratings

ginapani

I found this to be quite awful, the ingredients dont go together. Definitely wont be making it again.

Hadahlaw

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I really enjoyed this. I added approx 200g of grated courgette after softening the onion to boost the veg content and it was tasty.

russell_b21

It's become my favourite pasta dish especially now the weather has turned a little warmer. Added a thinly sliced chilli when you add the garlic. As someone else commented needed to add some water to thin out the sauce. Use good quality fettuccine which means the sauce sticks to it and an organic…

Honeygran

This is one of those dishes that's greater than the sum of its parts. Fairly dull ingredients work perfectly together. Yum.

Cbartrim

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Love this dish! I found I needed to add some of the pasta water to keep the sauce from being too thick.

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