Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce

"A nice alternative way to eat lentils. Heed this warning though: if you cook the lentils as long as this recipe suggests, you will have soup. It only took 30 minutes for my sauce to thicken enough t..." See moreo be served over pasta."

"This was fantastic! I'm giving it 5 stars even though I made a couple of changes to suit my tastes. First, I used vegetable stock instead of water, and at first I thought that was a mistake because i..." See moret started to smell "vegetable soupish", but in the end it worked. I think water would have worked fine too. I used crushed tomatoes in puree instead of sauce, and like others added the zucchini with the tomatoes as I didn't want it overcooked. I omitted the sugar and added a grated carrot with the tomatoes - it does the same thing that sugar is meant to do, cut the acidity of the tomatoes, but you also get a bit more nutrition. And I seasoned with oregano, basil, salt & pepper. Start to finish, my sauce was done in just under an hour - lentils were tender at about 35 minutes and the sauce simmered for maybe another 20 or so. It was very filling and delicious! Will definitely make this again. "

"Added fresh oregano and basil and black pepper to season; could have done with more, though. Smelt great cooking! Will freeze the rest and probably eat as soup instead of pasta sauce. I used large,..." See more chunky mushrooms and they held their shape and texture well. The recipe didn't say what kind of lentils to use; I used green, which worked well. They cooked thoroughly but didn't disintegrate. Will make again. *** Update: increased to four stars because it's so yummy as a thick soup with wholemeal bread! Fantastic take-to-work microwave food."