2 1/2 cups water
1 bay leaf
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp each pepper, marjoram, sage and thyme
4 Tbs dried minced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (about 1 lb) diced tomatoes
2 large carrots, cut in 1/8-inch thick slices
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 Tbs chopped parsley
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1) Place lentils in a shallow 3-qt casserole or 9x13 inch baking dish along with water, bay leaf, salt, pepper, marjoram, sage, thyme, onions, garlic and tomatoes (break up with a spoon) and their liquid.
2) Bake, covered, in a 375F oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and stir in carrots and celery. Cover and bake for about 40 more minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from oven and stir in green bell pepper and parsley; sprinkle cheese on top. Return to oven and bake, uncovered, for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
Review: Mike was helping me with this and told me to dump everything into the casserole dish, and then before I popped it into the oven, he goes "oh - you weren't supposed to put the carrots and celery in until later." Yeah, and the bell peppers! So, it was too late to take it all out, so I just baked it all for an hour. It came out just fine. This was a nice, filling dinner. But, since it's finally gotten into the 80's in Idaho, I believe it's now too hot to cook. So, there will be fewer recipes for the summer. What recipes that do make it to the blog will most likely be salads of some sort, or cold dishes. :)
Do you have a crock pot? Maybe you could put something in before you leave in the morning and then it would be ready when you get home without heating up the house. Or better yet, have Mike put it in the crock pot! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I got a great crock pot from my mother in law. :) I should use it more often than I do. We need low-carb crock pot recipes. I'll have to tweak some, but having Mike dump everything in is a great idea, since he's home more during the summer.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a vegetarian crock pot cook book? You seem to be good at tweaking the recipes to be low carb.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have one vegetarian crockpot cookbook, but it's heavy on potatoes for most of the recipes. I put another one on my wishlist, maybe I'll get it for my birthday. :)
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