Quick & Easy Lentil Pasta Bake

An ideal recipe for those busy week nights when time and energy are hard to come by, and cooking from scratch just isn't an option!

Provided by Mr. Organic, this lentil pasta bake is  made with their delicious Bolognese sauce. It shows that cooking with organic doesn't have to cost the earth, and that budget organic meals made from store cupboard essentials can still be tasty and nutritious.

Ingredients:

• 1 tin of Mr Organic lentils
• 1 jar of Mr Organic Healthier choice Bolognese sauce
• 250g Mr Organic Penne
• 1 + ½ cups of water
• ½ small onion finely chopped
• 1 courgette
• ½ cup frozen peas
• Mr Organic Extra Virgin olive oil

Method:

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius. 

Heat a splash of olive oil in a medium size pan and add the onion. Cook over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent.

Add the diced courgette and cover for 2 minutes on the stove, then add the peas, lentils and Bolognese Sauce and cook for 5 minutes. Add the 2 cups of water and stir the sauce well.

Add the uncooked penne to an oven proof dish & cover with the Sauce until the pasta & sauce are well incorporated.

Place in the oven for about 20-25 minutes & you’re done!