Ziti With Chipotle Lentil Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients For Ziti With Chipotle Lentil Tomato Sauce Recipe

• 1.5 cup Uncooked pasta like ziti or penne
• 2 teaspoon Extra virgin olive oil
• 0.5 cup Red onion chopped small
• 3 Cloves of garlic minced
• 0.5 cup Chopped carrot chopped small
• 0.5 teaspoon Dry Oregano
• 1 teaspoon Dry basil or 1 tbsp packed chopped fresh basil
• 1.5 cup 2 large juicy tomatoes pureed about
• 1 tablespoon Tomato paste optional
• 2 inch 1 wo chipotle chili pepper in adobo sauce chopped or pureed with the tomatoes , or use 1/2 tsp chipotle pepper powder
• 0.33000000000000007 cup Red/pink lentils washed and drained
• 1 cup Water
• 0.5 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
• 0.25 teaspoon Pepper flakes or cayenne or to taste feel free to omit
• dash A generous dash of black pepper
• Nutritional yeast or vegan parm and extra virgin olive oil for garnish