Bolognaise sauce

Vegetarian

Prep

5 min

Cook

10 min

Serves

4

Skill

This awesome meat-free meal, using canned items and pantry staples, will quickly become a firm family favourite!  This sauce is so versatile and is proper comfort food, full of fibre and protein. Serve over pasta, oven baked potatoes, in a vegetarian shepherds pie or simply over toast.

Did you know ... canned foods are cheap, delicious pantry staples that can help you meet your daily nutrition goals and veggie intake? In fact, our expert dietitians say that canned foods can be just as good for you - and in some cases even better for you - than their fresh counterparts. 

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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder 
  • 400g can diced tomatoes 
  • 400g can brown lentils, rinsed and drained 

Nutrition per serving

Weight, measurement and temperature conversions
692 kJ

energy kj

9 g

protein

7.9 g

dietary fibre

19 g

carbohydrate

6 g

sugars

311 mg

sodium