Having a 5 year son who is going through a picky stage now, I have to be creative in the way I prepare his meals. My son Daevyd loves pasta in any shape or form, I guess children are intrigued by their fun shapes. Well I know for certain that Daevyd doesn’t like cauliflower but he loves creamy sauces. I decided to incorporate cauliflower in the sauce and I figured that he wouldn’t even notice the difference. I also decided to add lentil stew for a nice twist, Daevyd enjoyed the pasta very much and as usual he thanks me for his meal after he finishes.
Lentil Stew
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup dry brown lentils, rinsed
2 cups Vegetable Broth
1/4 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon parsley
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
In a medium pot, heat oil and saute onions and garlic and saute. Stir in lentils, add vegetable broth, coconut milk and tomato paste, thyme, parsley, basil and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer for 1 hour. Stir in salt to taste when lentils are tender.
Cauliflower Sauce
2 teaspoons coconut oil or water
1 tablespoon onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 cups cauliflower florets
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup cashews, washed and soaked for about 4 hours
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
1 12 ounce package of brown rice pasta prepared according to package direction, drained
Steam cauliflower until tender and set aside. In a medium saucepan saute onions and garlic until tender, transfer to a blender along with the cashew, water, nutritional yeast flakes, salt and process until smooth and creamy. Add steamed cauliflower and blending until creamy. May need to add extra water. Pour sauce into prepared pasta and stir in lentil stew.
I’d replace lentil with something else if I cook this. The beans will kill my gout. Aside from the lentil, everything else is good to go.
My goodness this is such a delicious looking pasta & I love that it is gluten free as well. I love Lentils so much & this is a great combination of veggies all around, which my husband & kids will love so much!
So healthy and flavored pasta! Would love to try this for my sister
I love how you hid the cauliflower in that sauce. It sounds like a great meal.
This looks so yummy and creative. I am not a huge meat eater and that sauce sounds to die for!
Looks so Yummy, the cauliflower sure gives it a rich flavor. Ill give it a try =)
As a vegetarian this recipe pleases ne to a great degree. I love lentils but never thought of combining it with pasta.
I love pasta and lentil! This recipe looks tasty! can’t wait to try
I happen to have all the ingredients, going to try this during the week.
Please enjoy, so yummy!
As a Mom creativeness in cooking food for the kids is a must! Kids can be picky and they tend to like food over and over again not meeting the needed daily nutritional requirements.
That’s right, I have to always come up with ways to make healthy and delicious recipes. I have a 17 year old and a 7 year old at home so I have to be very creative!