Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

• 1/2 Onion, chopped
• 2 medium Carrots, sliced thin
• 1 Celery, sliced
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 cup Dried Lentils
• 15 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
• 1/2 cup Italian Parsley, chopped
• 5 medium Fresh Basil Leaves or tsp dried
• 1/2 box Spaghetti Noodles
• 1 cup Cheddar or Colby Jack Cheese, shredded

1. Note: You can use any vegetables you have.
2. You can also change the cheese to Parmesan if desired.
3. Add carrots, celery and onion to pan with 2 tbsp water and saute till onions are cooked and slightly brown.
4. Add water tbsp at a time to prevent burning.
5. Add tbsp water and italian seasoning with salt and pepper and stir.
6. Add Lentils and water enough to cover lentils.
7. Bring to boil and simmer for 35 minutes.
8. Keep an eye on it and add water as needed.
9. Water should be gone at end of 35 minutes.
10. Put water in a pot with shake of salt and heat for spaghetti noodles.
11. Add spaghetti when it boils.
12. Scoop half lentils into blender and blend for a minute.
13. Pour back into pan and scoop other half into blender and blend that for a minute.
14. Pour back into pan.
15. Some lentils will be whole.
16. That's ok.
17. Add crushed tomatoes, basil and parsley.
18. Stir and simmer 15 minutes.
19. If desired, add spaghetti to "meat" sauce and toss OR put spaghetti on plate and scoop sauce on top.
20. Plate spaghetti, sprinkle with cheese and serve.
21. NOTE: If you want a more saucy "meat" sauce you can add another can of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce.
22. If you want the sauce to be a little more sweet and tomatoey add in and a few squirts of ketchup

onion, carrots, celery, italian seasoning, dried lentils, tomatoes, italian parsley, fresh basil, noodles, cheddar

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/346106-spaghetti-with-meat-sauce (may not work)