VEGAN LENTIL BOLOGNESE
Rich & Bold, this Vegan Lentil Bolognese is the ultimate comfort food. I have made it by combining the filling of mushrooms, walnuts, olives, onions, and grated in lentils.
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Equipment
Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Onion finely diced
- 2 Carrots finely diced
- 2 Celery Stems finely diced
- ½ cup Red Wine
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 4-6 Mushrooms diced (optional)
- ¼ cup Olives diced
- ⅓ cup Walnuts diced
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon Tomato Paste optional
- 1 cup Brown Lentils
- ¾ cup Water/Stock
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 tablespoon Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes
- Salt & Pepper
- 2-4 tablespoon Vegan Parmesan grated
- 1 handful Parsley (to Granish)
Instructions
- Press Saute in the Instant Pot and add oil. When oil is hot, add onions, carrots, and celery and keep stirring until they are little brown in color.
- Then add red wine and let it cook until all the liquid is absorbed. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Then add Mushrooms (optional), Olives, and Walnuts and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Cancel Saute and add diced tomatoes and tomato paste and give it stir. Then add Lentils and Water along with Italian Seasoning, Oregano, Thyme, Red Chili Flakes, and Salt & Pepper.
- Close lid and pressure cook for 20 minutes with the vent in the sealing position. Once timer beeps, let the pressure release naturally (NPR).
- Serve over cooked Pasta or Spaghetti and top with grated cheese & parsley.
Notes
You can also add you favorite Marinara Sauce in place of diced tomatoes and can skip the spices. If you don't want to add whole lot of ingredients, then just add Marinara Sauce instead.
All the juices from veggies are extracted when you cook them for a longer time and let them brown a little.
When making Bolognese, don't forget to add Red Wine as the main flavor comes from it.
You can add Mushrooms, Olives, and Walnuts to give that meat flavor in Bolognese along with lentils.
I have used Brown Lentils, and they taste amazing. Though you can add any lentils. If you want to speed up the process then you can also add cooked lentils and can set the timer for 5 minutes.
Bolognese tastes better when cooked slowly. So you can also slow cook in Instant Pot after pressure release for 15-30 minutes.
I have made this recipe using my Instant Pot 6QT 7-in-1 Multi-Cooker.
Nutrition Facts
VEGAN LENTIL BOLOGNESE
Serving Size
1 grams
Amount per Serving
Calories
226
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Sodium
293
mg
13
%
Potassium
707
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
30
g
10
%
Fiber
13
g
54
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
3772
IU
75
%
Vitamin C
14
mg
17
%
Calcium
82
mg
8
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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