Tasty Sloppy Lentils

Submitted by PdxBarb

"This is a hearty dish, that tastes great with a nice piece of crusty bread. You can definitely vary the kinds and amounts of veggies in it."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup red lentil
• 2 cups water
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup chopped carrot
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1⁄4 cup chopped celery
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 cup kale
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon granules (optional)
• 1 tablespoon Braggs liquid aminos or 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning mix
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Chop all vegetables. Take leaves off of kale and shred into smaller pieces.
2. Put everything into a saucepan. Cover and cook at medium heat for 30 minutes.
3. If you like crunchy celery, don't put it in till ten minutes before the end of cooking time. Otherwise, toss it in at the beginning.
4. You can put the kale in right away, but I prefer to blanch mine first (1 minute in boiling water) to remove any bitterness. I don't add the kale till about ten minutes before the end.

Reviews

[Gerry]

Lentils are a recent addition to our menus - found we enjoy lentil dishes and soups when eating a wonderful soup away from home a few years back.Now have jars and jars of assorted lentils in my kitchen. I followed your instructions blanching the kale assuring it remained crunchy - I like a bit of crunch too. Added the optional vegetable bouillion. Next time may add homemade chicken stock in place of the water. Yes there will be a next time on this one - thank you Barb.

 

[WI Cheesehead]

This tasted good, but with the directions, it turned out like mashed potatoes. I didn't use the kale, but followed everything else (except using chicken broth). I turned down the heat to simmer and it still came out like mashed potatoes, not like the picture. I think it may need more broth/water and less cooking time.

 

[Zaccaria]

I have made this dozens on times now, it is a favorite for sure. Sometimes I add a little diced potato, and I always used canned diced tomatoes instead of the sauce, but that is all I do different. The Italian Seasoning I use is my own, with a little fennel seed. This dish is simple, healthy and a wonderful comfort food. Thank you so much for sharing it.