Savory Lentil Casserole
From rapunzel 14 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This hearty dish is chock full of fiber and "good carbs," can easily be made vegetarian with a couple of substitutions!
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups dried brown or green lentils, sorted, rinsed and drained shopping list
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 8 ounces fresh Shiitake or button mushrooms, sliced shopping list
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1-1/2 cups beef broth shopping list
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar shopping list
- 4 ounces Canadian bacon, minced shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 2 to 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place lentils ina medium saucepan; cover with enough water to come 1 inch over lentils. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 20 to 25 minutes untl lentils are barely tender; drain.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 10 minutes or until liquid is evaporated and mushrooms are tender. Sprinkle flour over mushroom mixture; stir well. Cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, Canadian bacon, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until mixture is thick and bubbly.
- Grease 1-1/2-quart casserole. Stir lentils into mushroom mixture. Spread evenly in prepared casserole. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle tomatoes over casserole just before serving.
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