This delicious dish is fabulous for dinner party catering and serves up to four people

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

4 rashers of streaky bacon cut into small squares

1 small onion

2 garlic cloves

2 sticks of celery chopped

2oz of spaghetti broken into small pieces

14oz of brown lentils, drained

2 pints of vegetable stock

2 teaspoons of fresh mint

 

Method:

1. Place the bacon in a large frying pan together with garlic, onion and celery.
2. Fry for five minutes until the onions are browned and tender.
3. Add the pasta pieces to the pan and cook stirring for about 1 minute.
4. Add the lentils and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes until the pasta is tender.
5. Remove the pan from the heat.
6. Chop and stir in the mint.
7. Serve immediately.

    

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