Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Preheat oven and boil kettle

   5 min

   Preheat your oven to 220°C / 200°C fan and boil your kettle. Take out a saucepan, a wide oven dish, and a small baking tray.

   Equipment: oven, saucepan, wide oven dish, small baking tray
   Temperature: 220°C

2. Cook red lentil pasta

   8 min

   Place the saucepan over medium heat and fill it with the boiling water from the kettle. Season generously with salt. Once boiling, add thered lentil pastaand cook for 6 minutes or until al dente. Reserve a mugful of pasta water, then drain and set aside.Be careful not to overcook, as the pasta will continue cooking in the oven.

   Equipment: saucepan, mug

3. Assemble and bake pasta bake

   18 min

   In an oven dish, combine thetomato & red pepper sauce,butter beans(including the brine from the tin), and the cookedred lentil pasta. Once everything is well mixed and spread evenly in the dish, pour themiso bechamelover the top. Place the dish in the oven and bake for 15–20 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling and the top is golden brown.

   Equipment: wide oven dish, oven
   Temperature: 220°C

4. Prep and roast broccoli

   13 min

   Cut thepurple sprouting broccoliinto bite-sized pieces and toss with a drizzle of oil, salt and pepper. Spread it out on a baking tray and place it on the bottom shelf of the oven, roasting for 10–15 minutes.Alternatively, you can add the broccoli to the pasta bake in STEP 3 and cook everything together, or boil it in lightly salted water for 5–6 minutes until al dente, using the same saucepan you used for the pasta.

   Equipment: small baking tray, oven
   Temperature: 220°C

5. Plate and serve pasta bake

   3 min

   To serve, divide thepasta bakebetween bowls and serve with a side of roastedbroccoli. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and freshly ground black pepper. Enjoy!

   Equipment: bowls