Lentil Stew – seems too easy but it is delicious!
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Lentil Stew
1 lb of dry lentils, rinsed
1 16 oz can diced tomatoes (low sodium if you prefer)
1 large green pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 large onions, cut in half and then cut each half into 4 pieces
1 cup or more carrot slices (cutting rinsed baby carrots in half is really fast)
2 ribs celery sliced
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 teaspoons Mrs. Dash table blend seasoning or other seasoning blend
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 Tablespoons minced garlic from the jar or less dry garlic powder, dividedAdd lentils to pot, add water until it is two inches above them. Start stove burner. (after it boils turn down)
While it is starting too cook prepare vegetables, add, along with spices, tomatoes and half the garlic.
Cook until lentils are almost tender, adding water if needed (maybe an hour or so?) Stir every 15 minutes. Then add remainder of garlic. Simmer about 10 more minutes.
What makes this good, I think, is cutting the onions into larger pieces, sometimes if cut too small, they cook down to almost nothing. You could saute the onions/celery/pepper for more flavor, but it is quick this way and still good.
Even my friends who like meat in everything thought it was delicious. Probably a bit of an appetite didn't hurt either!
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:cheers: I love Lentils :cheers:
This I will make soon :ok1:
Of course being from the South I will make a cornbread to eat with this Stew.
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Love lentils!!!! ;D So cheap, healthy, and filling! I usually like to throw in some tomato paste to help thicken the soup. Gonna have to try your recipe sometime soon too.
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If you like lentils you should try Dal
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If you like lentils you should try Dal
Where can I get Dal? Had to look it up online and only figured out they were pretty much like "split lentils"
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If you like lentils you should try Dal
Where can I get Dal? Had to look it up online and only figured out they were pretty much like "split lentils"
Indian restaurant.
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This indeed sounds yummy!
If you have a pressure cooker you can make the lentils in there and it would take just 1/2 hour. (Just a little tip for the very hungry ;D )
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Lentils only take about an hour to cook so you're not saving much time and pressure cookers need constant monitoring. I tried one several times -it was such a pain to clean, one has to be so careful with the safety valve (legumes foam a lot etc) and I didn't like the constant hissing. And since you can't take the lid off like with a regular pot, it is easy to get too much or too little water. There are other downsides too. So I say 'no thanks' to pressure cookers. (it is easy to make extra lentils or beans and freeze them - they thaw very quickly in the microwave)
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seems great
