Pasta e Lenticchie Pasta with Lentils recipes

Name: Pasta e Lenticchie (Pasta with Lentils) recipes
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving; 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely minced; kosher salt; ground black pepper; 1 cup brown lentils, rinsed; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 thyme sprigs; 1 fresh bay leaf; Pinch crushed red pepper flakes; 5 cups water; 8 ounces short tubular pasta (such as ziti, trenne or rigatoni); ⅓ cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; grated parmesan cheese