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Enchilada Lentil Casserole
by
Becca
(IC: blogger)
3 Servings
1 hr 10 min
This Tex-Mex lentil casserole is the perfect healthy comfort food – packed with veggies, and full of protein and fibre, but still cheesy and irresistible!
A good lentil casserole is the ideal vegetarian dinner. Lentils are so good for you – they’re full of protein and fibre, and it’s so easy to make them tasty with whatever flavours you fancy. And a crispy, cheesy topping is enough to transform a healthy lentil stew into the most irresistible comfort food.
This time, I decided to add a Tex-Mex spin to my lentil casserole. I smothered some of my easy homemade enchilada sauce over the cooked lentils, which adds so much incredible flavour.
Enchilada Lentil Casserole
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 300 g (~ 1 1/3 cups) dried green lentils
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 small courgette (zucchini), grated (or 1/2 large courgette)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bell pepper, diced (I used orange)
- ~ 5 medium mushrooms, diced
- 1 batch homemade enchilada sauce (or 1 cup shop-bought)
- 200 g grated cheese – I used a mixture of grated cheddar and grated mozzarella (~ 2 cups when grated)
- 1 tomato, sliced
Instructions
- Add the lentils to a pan with plenty of water, and bring to a gentle boil. Cook until tender, around 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, heat a dash of oil in a large frying pan, and add the vegetables (onion through mushrooms). Cook over a medium heat, stirring regularly, for around 5-10 minutes, until they are soft and any excess liquid has been cooked off.
- If using homemade enchilada sauce, prepare this now using the enchilada sauce recipe linked in the description. Preheat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F).
- When the lentils are cooked, drain them and add to the cooked vegetables, along with the enchilada sauce. Mix well to combine. I also added about half of the grated cheese at this point, and stirred it through.
- Transfer everything to a baking dish – mine measured around 8 x 8 inches. Top with the remaining grated cheese and some slices of tomato.
- Bake for around 20 minutes, until the cheese has crisped up to your liking.
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Published July 20th, 2020 5:50 AM
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Thank you for the vegan recipes. I will try some of them. But.....I thought vegans didn’t eat cheese. Of course I will because I like cheese.