Pasta with Meatballs (with Lentils)

Name: Pasta with Meatballs (with Lentils)
Ingredients: 1 package pasta of your choice; 1 tablespoon oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1.1 pounds ground beef (500 grams); 1 cup cooked lentils (about 200 grams); 1 egg; enough breadcrumbs to bind; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; salt and pepper to taste; 4 tomatoes, diced small; 1/2 onion, diced small; 1 cup tomato puree (about 240 ml); 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 2 large garlic cloves, crushed; 1 large bay leaf; salt and pepper to taste; Parmesan cheese to taste; enough chopped parsley

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Pasta with Meatballs (with Lentils)

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Ingredients

Pasta
1 packagepasta of your choice
1 tablespoonoil
1/2 teaspoonsalt
Meatballs
1.1 poundsground beef (500 grams)
1 cupcooked lentils (about 200 grams)
1egg
enough breadcrumbs to bind
1/2 teaspoonground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
4tomatoes, diced small
1/2onion, diced small
1 cuptomato puree (about 240 ml)
1 tablespoonchicken bouillon powder
1/2 teaspoonsugar
2large garlic cloves, crushed
1large bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
Extras
Parmesan cheese to taste
enough chopped parsley

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Steps

1

Pasta: In a pot, add enough water to cook the pasta, along with the oil and salt. Once it boils, add the pasta and cook for 15 minutes. Drain the pasta, rinse with cold water to stop the cooking, and set aside.
2

Meatballs: In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, lentils, egg, and spices. Gradually add breadcrumbs until the mixture is firm and sticky. Shape into balls using 1 tablespoon of mixture or about 20 grams each. Brown the meatballs in a skillet with a little oil to sear them, then set aside.
3

Sauce: In a skillet, cook the onion, tomatoes, and garlic until the onion is translucent.
4

In a large pot, combine the tomato mixture, tomato puree, a little water, bay leaf, sugar, chicken bouillon powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 10 minutes or until the sauce turns a deep red color.
5

To serve, place a bed of pasta on the plate, add some sauce, then the meatballs, and garnish with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.