Barbecue Baked Lentils
photo by yogiclarebear
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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5
ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups dried brown lentils
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 cup diced onion
- 2⁄3 cup ketchup
- 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
- 1⁄4 cup prepared mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine water, lentils, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes.
- Drain lentils in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
- Combine lentils and diced onion in an 11x7-inch baking dish.
- Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, reserved cooking liquid, ketchup, and the remaining ingredients.
- Pour the ketchup mixture over the lentil mixture, stirring to combine.
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
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Reviews
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I thought these were very good lentils and the BBQ sauce is phenomenal (I'll be stealing it for other recipes- I used honey in place of the syrup). However I personally thought that baking it in a casserole dish for an hour was an unnecessary extra step as it does not ever set up into a solid lentil loaf. Perhaps I had the wrong idea, I was expecting that the bake time in the oven would have this affect but it didn't. It was still very tasty and I think it would be fun to double the sauce and perhaps make this in a crock pot. Or simply stop cooking after the lentils were ready on the stove. Thank you!
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I thought these were very good lentils and the BBQ sauce is phenomenal (I'll be stealing it for other recipes- I used honey in place of the syrup). However I personally thought that baking it in a casserole dish for an hour was an unnecessary extra step as it does not ever set up into a solid lentil loaf. Perhaps I had the wrong idea, I was expecting that the bake time in the oven would have this affect but it didn't. It was still very tasty and I think it would be fun to double the sauce and perhaps make this in a crock pot. Or simply stop cooking after the lentils were ready on the stove. Thank you!
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Yummy dish! I did mess with it a tad but the barbecue flavor was the main thing here and it works so well with the lentils... why didn't I ever think of it before? I cut the time and used drained and rinsed canned lentils. Just mixed it all (with a little crushed red pepper flakes) and baked. Also, I didn't have maple syrup but didn't want that to stop me from trying this recipe, so used agave nectar instead.