Refried Lentils Food

REFRIED LENTILS

Steps:

• Throw together olive oil, lentils, onion, garlic and spices in a slow cooker or cooking pot.
• Add boiling water, cover and cook until lentils are soft (20-30 minutes on stove, 30 minutes to an hour in slow cooker).
• Optional: Use a hand blender or masher to mash lentils.
• Stir in cheese until melted.
• Serve!

SIMPLE PERFECT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the canola oil and flour. Whisk together and allow to bubble for 1 minute. Pour in the red sauce, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
• While the sauce is simmering, brown the ground beef with the onions in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain the fat, add the salt and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and set aside.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, heat some canola oil. Lightly fry the tortillas just until soft. Do not crisp. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat until all the tortillas have been fried.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Next, one at a time, dip each tortilla into the sauce. Set the sauce-soaked tortilla on a plate. Place on some of the meat mixture, chilies, green onions and black olives. Top with a generous portion of grated Cheddar. Roll up the tortilla to contain the filling inside.
• Place the tortilla seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas and pour the remaining sauce over the top. End with a generous sprinkling of cheese and any other bits of chiles, green onions or olives you have left over from the filling.
• Bake the enchiladas for 20 minutes, or until bubbly. Sprinkle chopped cilantro over the top and serve.

REFRIED BEAN AND LENTIL ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil Lentils in water for 15 minutes.
• Drain water from Lentils and return to pan.
• Mix Refried Beans, and Green Chiles in with Lentils.
• Spoon mixture into Corn Tortillas, and roll, placing seam down into a 13x9" pan.
• Pour full can of Enchilada Sauce on Top and make sure everything is covered.
• Spread Cheddar Cheese on top.
• Sprinkle Olives and Jalepenos on top.
• Cook in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.