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Ingredients
- 4 garlic cloves
- 200 g brown onions (approx. 2 onions), cut into quarters
- 30 g extra virgin olive oil
- 3 rindless bacon rashers, cut into cubes
- 1 carrot, cut into pieces (1 cm)
- 400 g tomato passata
- 20 g balsamic vinegar
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only, plus extra to garnish
- 1 tbsp Meat stock paste (see Tips)
- 500 g beef mince
- sea salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
- 200 g black bean spaghetti (see Tips)
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
- 400 g canned lentils (approx 220 g after draining), drained and rinsed
- Parmesan cheese, to garnish
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2729.1 kJ / 649.8 kcal
- Protein
- 56.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 35.8 g
- Fat
- 27.4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 9.8 g
- Fibre
- 17.3 g
- Sodium
- 1522.5 mg
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