Baked Lentil Casserole Food

LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium heat and add the olive oil.
• When the oil is hot, add the diced celery and onions to the pot and sautee for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the drained beans, lentils and diced tomatoes to the pot along with the rosemary and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring the pot to a boil, then once it is boiling reduce the temperature to low to gently simmer for 20 minutes.
• Set your oven to broil on high.
• Pour the lentil and bean mixture into a skillet or small casserole dish and cover with the shredded cheese.
• Broil the dish for 2-4 minutes or until the cheese melts and begins to crisp.

BROWN RICE AND LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients except the cheese in a baking dish (I use an 11 x 7).
• Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Then remove the foil, add the cheese, and bake for an additional 20 minutes.

SLOW COOKER SPICED ROOT & LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the slow cooker to low. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion for 10 mins until soft and transparent. Add the carrots and parsnips and fry for 8-10 mins more until the veg is just golden. Stir in the garlic and spices, and fry for 4-5 mins until fragrant, stirring. Add a splash of water if needed. Tip into the slow cooker and stir through the lentils, stock, bay and seasoning.
• Close the lid and cook on low for 5-6 hrs until the vegetables are tender and the sauce has thickened. Check the seasoning and stir in the lemon juice to taste. Serve with bread, rice, or potatoes, if you like.

BAKED LENTILS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a 3 quart casserole, combine the water and lentils. Season with the bay leaf, salt, pepper, marjoram, sage and thyme. Stir in onions, garlic, and stewed tomatoes.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the carrots and celery. Cover and continue to bake until the lentils and vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven a third time, stir in the green bell pepper and sprinkle cheese over the top. Bake, uncovered, until cheese has melted, about 5 more minutes.

LENTIL CASSEROLE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and spray large (9x13) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Preheat large non-stick ceramic skillet on medium heat and swirl 2 tbsp oil to coat. Add onion and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add celery and carrots, sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to previously prepared baking dish (everything gets mixed here).
• Return skillet to high heat and add mushrooms. Sauté for 5-7 minutes or until a bit browned, draining liquid into the baking dish as necessary (flavourful broth for baking) and stirring occasionally. Transfer mushrooms to the baking dish.
• Return skillet to low heat and add remaining 1 tbsp of oil, along with thyme and garlic powder. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add lentils and cook for 2 minutes. Add water, bring to boil and transfer to the baking dish scraping the bits off the bottom of the skillet.
• Add mushroom soup, salt and ground black. Stir well, cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes. Then sprinkle with cheese and bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from the oven, cover and let stand for about 20 minutes (very important - casserole is just tastier this way). Serve hot on its own or over spinach, greens, brown rice or whole grain pasta.

WHITE BEAN-SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook sausage, onion and garlic in a large saucepan 5 to 10 minutes or until the sausage is browned and the onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in beans, tomatoes, broth, the water, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in kale (or spinach). Simmer, uncovered, 1 to 3 minutes more or until the kale is tender (or the spinach is wilted).

CHEESY LENTIL QUINOA CASSEROLE [VEGAN+GF]

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a medium sauce pot, add your lentils, quinoa and veggie broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and let simmer uncovered for 20 minutes stirring occasionally, until liquids are mostly absorbed. (Towards the end of cooking, stir more often.) Set aside.
• Meanwhile, add your diced sweet potato to a small pot, covered with water and bring to a boil and cook until fork tender, approx minutes. Drain and set aside once cooked.
• To a large skillet, add the leek, zucchini, mushrooms, garlic powder, thyme and salt and sauté until softened, approx 5 minutes.. Stir often to prevent sticking. You should not need any water or oil since the mushrooms will release moisture as they cook.
• Add the cooked quinoa and lentils along with yout sautéed veggies to a 9"x13" (or similar) baking dish and mix well.
• To make the cheese sauce, add your cooked sweet potato, and all remaining cheese sauce ingredients to your blender and process until smooth. Evenly pour the sauce over your lentil, quinoa and veggie mixture, and sprinkle with more thyme, if using.
• Cover the dish with parchment paper and then aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake an additional 5 minutes to slightly brown the top. Serve immediately.

LENTIL CURRY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Add oil to a casserole dish. Add in garlic, onion, green chili, spices and ¼ tsp salt - mix well. Preheat the oven to 400℉ (205C)
• Once heated, place the casserole dish in the oven for 5-8 minutes or until onions start to turn golden
• Remove dish from the oven and add in the lentils, tomatoes, coconut milk, remaining salt and 2 cups of broth, mix well. (reserve 2 tbsp coconut milk for garnish if you wish)
• Place the dish back in the oven and cook for 1 hour or 1 hour and 10 mins or until lentils are cooked to preference (taste using a spoonful to see if they're done)
• Once done, remove the dish from the oven, and while the mixture is still hot, first mix almond butter with warmed 1/2 cup of broth, add this mixture in, and stir until combined
• Adjust flavor and spice as needed. Add in some lemon juice and cilantro for garnish, as desired
• Serve with some fresh rice, flatbread, naan bread, or pita bread

VERY VEGGIE LENTIL BAKE

Steps:

• Boil the lentils and rice for 15-20 minutes in the vegetable stock, stirring occasionally. You'll need to stir constantly during the last 5 minutes or so, to ensure they don't stick to the bottom of the pan. Once they're cooked, don't drain the water, but instead continue stirring over the heat until enough water has boiled off for the mixture to resemble porridge.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan, and add the chopped leek, pepper, mushrooms and courgette. Cook over a medium heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft.
• Heat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F).
• Combine the cooked lentils and vegetables in a large mixing bowl, and add the paprika, cayenne pepper, and plenty of black pepper. Mix well.
• Transfer half of the mixture to a baking dish, and sprinkle over half of the grated cheese. Add the remaining lentil mixture, smooth out the top, and finish with the remaining cheese.
• Bake for around 25-30 minutes, until the cheese topping is golden brown and crispy.

RANCH-STYLE BAKED LENTILS

Steps:

• Rinse the lentils. In a heavy saucepan, bring lentils, salt and 4 cups water to a boil. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the lentils are tender. , Meanwhile, cook beef over medium heat in a skillet until meat is no longer pink. Drain excess fat. Stir in soup mix, ketchup, mustard, vinegar and remaining water. Gently stir in lentils. Spoon into a 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes.

CARROT LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray, combine the onion, carrots, lentils, rice, cheese, green pepper and seasonings. Stir in broth and tomatoes. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours or until the liquid is absorbed and lentils and rice are tender.

BAKED LENTIL CASSEROLE

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.

LENTIL CASSEROLE

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.

LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Directions Preheat the oven to 360 F (180 C). Heat up the oil in a big pot and saute leek and onion for about 3-5 minutes on medium heat. Add the bell pepper and kohlrabi together with the coconut milk, curry paste and vegetable broth and simmer for 10 minutes Use a casserole dish and add the vegetables together with the liquids, millet and lentils. Cover the the casserole dish with tin foil and bake it for 30 minutes. Take off the tin foil and bake for 10 more minutes. Take it out of the oven and sprinkle with the garnish, enjoy!