Delicious Lentil Chili

"A rich savory vegetarian chili that's easy to make and smells wonderful. High in fiber and low in fat. It even looks like meaty chili (see pic!). Serve topped with cheese, onions and sour cream with cornbread or chips for a satisfying meal!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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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

  1. This really tasted delicious. As I am on a non-fat diet I suppressed the grated cheese and sprinkled some lemon juice. I served it wiht couscous
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. *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!
     
  4. I unfortunately felt this recipe lacking. This was my first time cooking with lentils and was excited that it was meatless. I think it could of used more seasoning and I due to personal preference I would of liked it to be thicker.
     
  5. 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

  1. 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.
     

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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.
 
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