Ingredients
- 1 cup dry brown lentils, rinsed
- salt
- 1/2 medium onion
- 2 stalks celery, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 ounces pancetta, diced
- 2 ounces cremini mushrooms, chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
Recipe Description
Sicilian lentil pasta is a light and easy dish that is a little like a lentil bolognese with a nice bite from mushrooms and a lot flavor from pancetta. The lentils give the dish body, with sweetness from carrots and a nice hearty pasta bite from the rigatoni.
Lentils and rigatoni are a traditional Italian pairing. My husband is Sicilian and this is his favorite pasta dish that I make for him. Traditionally broken spaghetti is served with the lentils, but I wanted to make it more of a pasta dish.
