An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $0.61 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.
Add the oil to the skillet and heat it over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
Peel the onion and dice it small on the cutting board.
Add the diced onion to the hot oil and cook it for 3 min over medium heat until translucent.
Add the crushed tomatoes to the skillet with the onion and let it simmer over low heat, stirring now and then.
While the tomatoes simmer, bring 1 L of water to a boil in the saucepan. Add a pinch of salt and the pasta. Cook it for 8 to 10 min, following the time on the package, until al dente.
Once the pasta is cooked, tip it into the colander and give it a quick rinse under cold water to stop the cooking.
Add the drained lentils to the skillet with the tomatoes and onion. Mix well and let it warm for 2 min over low heat to heat the lentils through.
Add a pinch of salt and pepper to the skillet. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
Divide the pasta among plates and top it with the lentil, tomato and onion mixture. Serve right away.
One serving has about 473 kcal. 64% comes from carbs, 15% from protein and 17% from fat.
| Energy | 473 kcal |
| Protein | 17.5 g |
| Carbs | 76 g |
| of which sugars | 8.3 g |
| Fat | 8.9 g |
| of which saturated fat | 1.3 g |
| Fiber | 8.6 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.
About $0.61 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.
Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.
2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.
Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.
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