Delicious Lentil Chili
photo by lil_ms_priss86_
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
directions
- Boil water.
- Add salt and lentils.
- Cover and cook over low heat 30 minutes.
- Do not drain.
- Add tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, oregano, onion, celery, garlic and cold water.
- Cover and continue to cook over low heat for an additional 30 minutes, stirring once or twice.
- Turn off heat, taste for seasoning.
- I add about 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Top with shredded cheese, chopped onion and a dollop of sour cream or whatever you usually put on your favorite chili!
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Reviews
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This is sooooo good n light. Not heavy in your stomach like regular chili with ground beef. I only added half a sliced onion and 1 garlic clove n it was perfect. But to me what made it even better was after turning the stove off I added chopped cilantro and some corn. Thanks so much for this recipe.
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*oHmIgOd* - This stuff rocks the veg world - I doubled the recipe and took a reviewer's suggestion, tossing in dark red kidney beans and tomato paste, then shook some tabasco in as well - with cheddar and sour cream (both fat free) this recipe's amazing! As a veg-head, it's awesome to finally find a veggie chile that actually TASTES like chili! Thank you thank you thank you guys!
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I enjoyed this but my family wasn't as found of it because it didn't have meat. I did change this a bit, I used a can of tomatoes with green pepper and onion so I didn't add the additional onion. I also didn't have celery. I only added a tablespoon of chili powder as I don't like things too spicy and I didn't add the water as I like my chili thick. I really enjoyed it topped with some cheddar cheese.
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Tweaks
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i tweaked some things here and there, having dealt with lentils before. I like lentils, my husband doesn't. To start I simmered the lentils in beef broth (in place of the salt/water), then because I was out of chili powder, I dumped 1 package of taco seasoning in place of the chili powder, cumin and oregano. I added the remainding water to the desired consistency. I also added 1 can of dark red kidney beans, equivalent of 1 can of frozen corn, 1 diced green bell pepper, 1 diced jalapeno and some cayenne pepper to taste. It was great. Leftovers tasted better the next day. I ate this with fritos and shredded cheddar. Yum! I only rated it a 4,because I think it would have been a little boring without my additions/changes, but the basic recipe was adaptable.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SaraFish
San Diego, Ca
I'm a stay home mom of two little boys.
My husband is a meat and potatoes kinda guy, my little fellas will eat anything, and I'm a vegetarian.
One of my favorite things to do is sit and read a cookbook from cover to cover! My favorite cookbooks are ones with pictures of all the dishes.