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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat oil in large stock pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook 7-8 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and carrots. Cook, covered, over low heat about 5 minutes or till softened. Add broth and 2 cups of water. Heat to boiling. Stir in lentils and return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover(leave lid ajar). Simmer until tender, about 30-40 minutes. | 2. While that's cooking, cook pasta to al dente. Drain. | 3. Stir pasta into lentils. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with the shredded Italian cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1 1/2	cups	chopped	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
carrot	2	cups	shredded	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
chicken broth	49	ounces		430.6288	10.4184	61.3993	14.4469
lentil	1 1/2	cups	dried	122.43	25.5717	10.3488	0.6353
acinus di pepe pasta	1/3	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
cheese	1	cup	shredded	476.55	3.159	28.89	38.799

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.