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Vegan Lentil, Kale, and Red Onion Pasta

“A simple, delicious, and versatile dish that is naturally vegan, but can be easily altered to accommodate both vegan and omnivorous eaters--excellent for family dinners and gathering where there will be people with a variety of food preferences. For meat-eaters, use grated Parmesan cheese instead of the nutritional yeast, and andouille sausage instead of the vegan sausage.”

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2013

Fantastic. Just made this for the first time. Something I will continue to make. I will try steaming the kale instead of boiling them next time and adding cherry tomatoes at the end may add some color. I didn't need to add any of the reserved liquid. Everything came out perfect.

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Vegan Gene

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2013

We just finished eating this for supper. Everyone enjoyed it! My only change was to add garlic to the onion/sausage mixture, decrease the oil to about 2 Tablespoons, and use turkey sausage. Will make again.

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Betty B.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Melbourne, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2013

This is a delicious, hearty vegan recipe. I used baby kale (Costco) and just chopped it a bit and added it to the onion/sausage mixture during the last minute or so. As a shortcut, I skipped step 1 and used Trader Joe's pre-prepared lentils. Will definitely make this again.

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LisaMarie

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2012

This came out very tasty, although I tweaked it a bit to make it healthier. I used quinoa instead of pasta and cubed, roasted butternut squash instead of sausage. I also added a chopped tomato and some fresh garlic to the saute mixture and topped the dish with a small sprinkle of feta cheese.

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Emily F.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Albany, New York, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2012

My husband loved the flavors. Like another reviewer, the red lentils came out mushy but aside from texture, the taste was still good. I would say the prep time is not 30 min. I had the entire dish done in about 30 min--I almost didn't make the recipe b/c of the approx time so even if you are short on time, you can still make this dish.

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Jackie

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Westchester, New York, USA

Living In: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

I followed other reviewers suggestions of steaming the kale. I omitted the sausage, but added mushrooms and cherry tomatoes instead. I think the cherry tomatoes & mushrooms gave off enough liquid, because I didn't need to use any pasta water. Added some red pepper flake to the onion. And also added a lot of white wine to the lentils while cooking. Yum. Will try over brown rice in the future to change things up.

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annieb

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

I made this tonight for dinner and I thought it was very good. I did have to add extra veggie broth to the lentils to keep them moist while I was waiting on the pasta to cook, so definitely keep enough on hand. I used Gimme Lean! veggie sausage in the onion mixture, and it turned out great! I would recommend.

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Kelly J

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2011

Great taste...didn't miss meat

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NatolyaT

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2011

Everyone in my family loved this, including the 1, 4, and 6 year olds! Easily adaptable, we spooned the lentils and kale over fresh biscuits instead of adding pasta. Delicious!

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Jen

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2011

This was SO good! My kids even had seconds! The only change I made was to add shiitake mushrooms and add a bit more veggie broth to the finished product to keep it moist. I will absolutely be making this again! :)

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