chickenpatty Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 No tomatoes or strong flavors, like herbs or peppers.:eek: Cheese is good. ?? Thanks!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLHCO Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yes, and it's very easy. I may have gotten the recipe here even but it's been a while. Honey Baked Lentils Combine in a dutch oven or saucepan: 1 lb lentils (2 1/3 C) 1 bay leaf 5 C water 2 tsp salt Boil, covered, for 30 minutes. Do not drain. Discard bay leaf. Preheat oven to 350. Combine and then mix into lentils: 1 tsp dry mustard 1/4 tsp powdered ginger 1 TB soy sauce 1/2 C chopped onion (sub. 2 cloves garlic or a touch of onion powder even for picky kids) 1 C water 4 slices bacon, chopped (I usually precook lightly) Stir in most of bacon into lentils. Pour into lightly greased casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining bacon on top. Pour over all: 1/3 C honey Cover and bake 1 hour. If I precook the bacon a touch and sauté the onion I usually don't bake this long. Makes for a faster dinner that way and still tastes pretty good. If you have the time, baking together will mix flavors a bit more, I'm sure. If you don't cook bacon first, take the lid off to brown it on top for the last several minutes. It's flexible. That's a basic outline anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yum..that sounds good! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 You can use real sausages or vegetarian. Preheat the oven to hot Boil seven medium sized peeled potatoes. Meanwhile simmer puy/brown lentils until soft Meanwhile fry two or three onions on a medium heat until transparent Fry a couple of sausages per person Mix all the ingredients except the potatoes and add your favourite seasoning/stock cube/ gravy until it resembles a 'ground beef' consistency Lay this mixture at the base of your largest casserole dish Mash the potatoes, add a teaspoon of salt, and spread these over the top Fluff the potatoes up with a fork and sprinkle on some parmesan cheese and add blobs of butter Put in the oven until the top looks nicely browned DH or yourself can add pepper/ chilli sauce at the plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Here's a soup that my family enjoys: Egyptian Lentil Soup 1 lg. onion, coarsely chopped 1 carrot, peeled & coarsely chopped 2 to 3 oz. lean ground beef or lamb* 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. fennel seeds 1½ cups brown or green lentils (or 1 cup brown or green + 1 cup red lentils) 2 quarts water 1 small dried red chili (optional) juice of ½ lemon or more to taste salt & pepper to taste Pick over and clean the lentils. In a heavy pot, gently sauté the onion, carrot, and ground meat in the oil until the veggies are soft and the meat is very brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in the cumin and fennel, then add the lentils and water. Add the chili if desired. Cook until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chili (if used). Add the lemon juice and taste for seasoning, adding salt and peper to taste. Each serving may be garnished with onion slices warmed in olive oil and additional lemon wedges. *I usually go ahead and use a pound of ground meat for my carnivores, but you can leave it out and the soup is still wonderful. Also, you can add some finely chopped hearty greens (spinach or kale, for instance) along with the water to pump up the nutrition. Enjoy! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 This is the recipe I use for honey-baked lentils. I like that it's all done in one dish :p I do the substitution with the 1/3 C rice, and I also cut up sweet potatoes, carrots, and/or butternut squash and throw those in too. It's a nice, sweet, flavorful dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa at Home Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 My kids like this... http://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog/index.php?action=showdetails&product_ID=399 I don't know how to make a link here now, sorry. If the link doesn't work, it's Bob's Red Mill Veggie soup mix. I buy it a Kiroger, and it is made with lentils. This is not just lentils, but it gets so thick you could use it as a side dish or something. My kids *love* this stuff. I just add onion powder, salt, and pepper to taste. You could do a lot of things with it. ~Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne/Ankara Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 My recipe is the world's simplest-- one package of dried lentils, put into a crockpot with six cups of water and some chicken boulion cubes. Six hours later, soup is ready! My kids will eat it... but I think I like it more than they do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn in Ohio Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Lentils, cheese and rice 3 cups chicken broth 3/4 cup dry lentils 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice 1/2 tsp basil (or not) 1/4 tsp oregano (or not) 1 clove garlic if you like it 4 ounces swiss cheese Combine everything together, cook either 8 hours on low crockpot, or 1 hour on the stove. Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 The good thing about this recipe is that you can take out any spices that you don't like. We make this as a dip and use slightly grilled lebanese bread wedges (flat bread) to dip into it. I've found my kids eat nearly anything they can dip things into :D http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/14107/lentil+dhal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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