Homely Neapolitan Pasta (Slow Cooker) Recipe | Clove

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp lemon thyme leaves
• 1 onion, small, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 3 lemon thyme sprigs, leaves pulled
• parmesan cheese, generously grated
• 400 g short pasta, such as rigatoni or orecchiette
• flat-leaf parsley, Italian, roughly chopped
• Pinch chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp tomato paste, concentrated purée
• 185 g laird lentils, rinsed
• salt, to season
• ground black pepper, to season
• 250 ml white wine
• 1 l vegetable stock
• 80 ml full-cream milk
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed