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Healthy Spaghetti Recipe

Healthy Spaghetti Recipe Gluten free  INGREDIENTS Lentils ½ cup dry lentils (French green lentils or regular brown lentils), or 1 ½ cups cooked lentils  (leftover or from a can, rinsed and drained) 1 bay leaf 1 large garlic clove, peeled but left whole ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups vegetable broth or water Everything else 2 cups marinara sauce 8 ounces whole-grain pasta (or 12 ounces, if you like your pasta less saucy than mine) Optional garnishes: grated #Parmesan or vegan Parmesan and/or chopped fresh basil INSTRUCTIONS To cook the lentils, first pick through the lentils for debris (I once bit into a tiny rock) and then rinse them in a fine-mesh colander.  In a small saucepan, combine the lentils, bay leaf, garlic, salt and broth. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer.  Simmer until the lentils are cooked through and tender, which will take somewhere between 20 to 35 minutes, depending on the age and ...