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Lentil tacos
What you need:
1 1/2 cups dried lentils
3 1/2-5 cups water
1 bay leaf
1 stalk celery
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon dried whole thyme
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix
8 taco shells
1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
1 medium onion, diced
1 large tomato, chopped
What you do:
Sort and wash lentils. Combine with water and next 5 ingredients in pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, let simmer 1 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally and add more water, if needed. When done, remove and discard bay leaf and celery. Combine tomato sauce and taco seasoning in a small bowl; stir well.
Heat taco shells, spoon in lentil mixture, tomato sauce and other toppings into shells. Enjoy!!
Preparation Time:
2 hours
Cooking Time:
Servings:
4
Recipe Category:
SO HOW'D IT GO?
Delicious! I made this for my husband and I and we loved it. My husband is usually
a meat eater, but he ate 6 tacos with this recipe (no meat), more than normally.
I will definitely use this recipe again.