Mexican Lentil Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onions, green peppers, and celery in heated oil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add in the water; bring to a boil.
• Stir in the lentils; cover, lower heat, and simmer 40 minutes (do not drain).
• Transfer lentil mixture to a large bowl; add in cooked rice, tomato paste, taco seasoning mix, and chili powder; stir to combine.
• Transfer mixture to a lightly greased medium-sized casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350° oven for 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle tortilla chips and cheese on top.
• Bake another 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

Steps:

• Heat oil in 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Cook onion, bell pepper and garlic in oil, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in water, lentils, tomato sauce and seasoning mix; reduce heat to low.
• Partially cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• Heat oven to 400F.
• Grease 2-quart casserole with shortening.
• Prepare Cheese Cornbread Topping by mixing all ingredients until moistened.
• Spoon lentil mixture into casserole.
• Spread topping evenly over lentil mixture.
• Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes until topping is golden brown.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except cheese in casserole dish.
• Cover and bake at 300 for 1hr. 45 minutes to 2 hours.
• My children will not eat this without cheese, so I top half with cheddar cheese and put back in the oven for five minutes to melt cheese.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine water, lentils, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, marjoram, sage, thyme and bay leaf in 13x9 casserole.
• Cover and bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir in tomatoes.
• Recover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish, add the onion and cook over medium heat until softened. Stir in the chilli and garlic and cook for 1 minute, then add the sun-dried tomatoes,carrot and celery and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the Puy lentils into a sieve and rinse under running cold water. Add to the pan with the stock and chopped tomatoes, cover with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Drain the chickpeas and add to the casserole, then cook for 5 more minutes or until the lentils are tender.
• Season the casserole with black pepper and serve in warmed bowls with a sprinkling of chopped fresh parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Spread lentils into a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Pour water over lentils. Add tomatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, celery, parsley, and garlic to lentil mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lentils are tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove aluminum foil and sprinkle Cheddar cheese over casserole; bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water and bouillon cubes to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 50 minutes, or until rice is tender and all liquid has been absorbed.
• Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook zucchini and onion until tender, but still slightly firm, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin, oregano, lentils, and about 6 cups water gradually. Bring to a soft boil, and continue cooking until lentils are tender, 45 to 60 minutes, adding water as needed.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix the cooked rice together with the lentils, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in 3/4 of the Cheddar cheese, and transfer mixture into a 9x13 inch pan. Mix remaining cheese together with the breadcrumbs, and spread evenly over the top of the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until cheese has melted, about 10 minutes.