Lentil Chili 11-06-15

Lentil Chili

Ingredients

3/4 cup dried brown lentils
2 cups, chicken, beef or vegetable broth
1 can unsalted tomatoes crushed(I used salted and it was good)
1 medium green bell pepper
1 medium yellow onion
1 teaspoon crushed fresh garlic
2 T. chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 can(1 pound) unsalted tomato sauce
2 cups fresh or frozen(thawed) whole kernel corn

Directions

Mix everything together but the sauce and corn in a 2 1/2 quart pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to low, cover and simmer stirring ocassionally, for 25 to thirty minutes, or until lentils are tender. Add tomato sauce and corn to lentil mixtue. Stir to mix, cover and simmer for 10-15 additional minutes. Serve hot.

Makes 8 cups, 140 calories, 0.8 grams of fat.

Lentil Sauce For Pasta 08-06-15

Lentil Sauce For Pasta

Ingredients:
1 cup red lentils
1 can of chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 veg boullion cube
2 cups water
1 chopped onion
pepper
bazil

Directions:

Rinse the lentils, and then throw all of the ingredients into a saucepan.
Boil for 20-30 minutes and then serve over warm pasta. This has to be my
very favorite pasta sauce. I make it at least once a week and even my picky
younger brother thinks it tastes great!

Serves: 4

Lentil Burgers - I can't believe it's not real meat! 04-06-2015

Lentil Burgers - I can't believe it's not real meat!  

Ingredients:

1 cup dry lentils

1 onion,

2 cloves garlic,

1/2 teasp. chili power,

1 teasp.

liquid smoke

1 tablespoon tamari,

1/2 pkg. tofu,

1/2 cup wholewheat flour

Directions:

Wash and cover lentils 1/2" with water. Add chopped onion, garlic, chili powder. Cook till tender and add Tamari and liquid smoke. While lentils are cooking, in a blender, chop 1/2 pkg. tofu and add 1/2 cup wholewheat flour. When lentils are tender, mix with tofu/flour mixture. This should be real thick and easy to spoon onto a hot griddle in the shape of a burger. You may want to add 1 T. of Olive oil on the griddle. Cook on each side.

Low Fat Recipes: Lentil Meatloaf 03-06-2015

Low Fat Recipes: Lentil Meatloaf

Ingredients

2 cups cooked Lentils (red or orange will look more like meat)
1 cup sunflower seeds ground to a powder
1/2 cup cooked rice (white or brown)
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 cup stewed tomatoes
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. sage
1 Tbls. chicken style seasoning (can use the veggie one) like powdered oxo or bovero
1 medium onion chopped very fine
1 cup celery chopped very fine
1 can tomato paste

Directions
Mix all ingredients (I add a bit of garlic to the mix) and bake in a greased loaf pan for one hour at 350 degrees.

To give it more of the illusion of meat I glaze the top of it with a combination of

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1/2 cup tomato ketchup

1 Tbls.. Dijon mustard

When glazing leave a trough around the meatloaf and put a trough down the center to allow the glaze someplace to run...

Low Fat Recipes: Low Fat Recipes: Lentil Hash 12-04-2015

Lentil Hash

Ingredients:

2.5 cups cooked lentils
.5 small onion
1 cup dry bread crumbs
.25 cups sesame seeds
.33 cups water
.5 teaspoon salt
.25 cups whole wheat flour
.25 cups shredded carrots

Directions:

Mash the lentils with a fork. Mince the onion, and mix all ingredients. Heat some oil in pan (actualy, I had to use two pans), throw the whole mess in there. Cook it like any hash; that is, fry it for a few minutes on one side until it crisps, then scramble it and fry it again until the new side crisps. Serve it whenever it looks done to you. DELICIOUS!