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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. | 2. Add onions, mushrooms, zucchini and garlic. | 3. Cook while stirring over medium heat for about 5 minutes. | 4. Add lentils[I like the orange ones] and 3 cups water to the vegetables. | 5. Turn up the heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. | 6. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 45 to 60 minutes. | 7. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, and 1/2 cup water. | 8. Bring to a boil. | 9. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. | 10. If necessary, add more water to keep the sauce from sticking. | 11. Be careful not to dilute; the sauce should be quite thick. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	teaspoons		79.56	0.0	0.0	9.0
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
mushroom	2	cups	chopped	-	-	-	-
zucchini	1			2.31	0.3421	0.2981	0.044000000000000004
garlic	3	cloves	minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
lentil	1	cup		81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato sauce	16	ounces		512.568	81.6026	26.717	8.8906
tomato paste	6	ounces		139.4795	32.1653	7.3482	0.7995
sugar	1 1/2	1/2		1208.97	302.394	0.0	0.0
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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