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Whole wheat pasta with red lentils and cherry tomatoes

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $1.23 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $1.23a serving
673kcalper serving
27gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the garlic and tomatoes

    Peel and thinly slice the 2 garlic cloves. Cut the 200 g of cherry tomatoes in half.

  2. Cook the red lentils

    Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the 100 g of red lentils and simmer them 10 min, then drain them and set them aside.

    Tip · Keep an eye on the red lentils, they go from tender to mush fast. Drain them as soon as they're soft but still whole.

  3. Cook the whole wheat pasta

    Bring more salted water to a boil in the same saucepan. Cook the 200 g of whole wheat pasta for the time on the package, about 10 min, then drain it, saving a small glass of pasta water.

  4. Sauté the garlic

    While the pasta cooks, heat the 2 tbsp of olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook it 30 seconds without letting it color.

    Tip · Turn down the heat if the garlic sizzles too hard, since it turns bitter as soon as it browns.

  5. Cook the cherry tomatoes

    Add the tomatoes to the skillet with the oregano, salt and pepper. Let them cook over medium heat 5 min, until they slump.

  6. Put it together and serve

    Tip the pasta and lentils into the skillet, add a little pasta water and toss 2 min over low heat. Taste, adjust the seasoning and serve right away.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 673 kcal. 58% comes from carbs, 16% from protein and 21% from fat.

97 gCarbs
27 gProtein
16 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy673 kcal
Protein27.3 g
Carbs96.8 g
of which sugars7.3 g
Fat15.9 g
of which saturated fat2.4 g
Fiber15.6 g
Salt0.3 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.

How much does it cost?

About $1.23 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $2.47for 2 people
≈ $1.23a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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