Recipe: Yummy Baked Lentils

Baked Lentils. Remove from the oven a third time, stir in the green bell pepper and sprinkle cheese over the top. Remove from oven and stir in tomatoes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.

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Ingredients of Baked Lentils

1. It's 4 cup of red lentils.
2. It's 1 each of red, yellow and orange peppers chopped.
3. It's 2 of onions chopped.
4. You need 2 clove of garlic chopped.
5. You need 1 tbsp of each basil, cilantro, chipolte rub, onion salt.
6. It's 1 tsp of each ground coriander, ground cumin.
7. It's 1 large of (as desired) amount of favorite shredded cheese (I used marble).
8. Prepare 1 jar of favorite brand portabello mushroom tomato sauce.

The earthiness of the lentils is a good match for the smokiness of grilled meats. Mujadara Baked Rice and Lentils is straight up comfort food. Made richer with full-flavored spices and brought to your dinner table in a pretty casserole. If you're looking for an inexpensive and easy recipe then this is the one.

Baked Lentils step by step

1. Add all ingredients (except shredded cheese) to a crock pot, add one jar full of water, cover and cook on high for 2h.
2. Preheat oven to 450°F.
3. Pour lentil mix into two large glass casserole dishes, bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
4. Remove from oven spread desired amount of shredded cheese over each casserole, reduce heat to 400°F, return casseroles to oven for an additional 10-20 mins (until cheese is all melted and bubbly).
5. (Serve with rice or couscous; hot sauces and/or sour cream are tasty garnishes).

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