Ranch Style Lentils

"One of my mom's oldie but goodie recipes"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Wash and drain the lentils.
  • In a saucepan add lentils, salt and 4 cups water; bring to a boil.
  • Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the lentils are tender.
  • In a skillet, cook beef and garlic until meat is browned; drain.
  • Stir in soup mix, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, pepper and remaining water.
  • Gently stir in lentils.
  • Pour into a 2-quart casserole dish.
  • Bake, covered at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. We love this! I added a can fire roasted tomatoes and reduced ketchup by about half; left out salt when cooking lentils. Then instead of oven I just put the lid on skillet and cooked low for about 30 minutes. This made it more like chili than a casserole. Delish!
     
  2. My boyfriend loves this meal. I make it whenever I want to get on his good side
     
  3. Not only did my husband like it, but also my two year old.
     
  4. This was great, we served it like sloppy joes. I think next time I will double the sauce ingredients, but otherwise it's fantastic, freezes well too! Thanks
     
  5. Left out the soup mix due to high sodium content and just cut up onions instead. Lowered the salt to 1/2 tsp. too.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Left out the soup mix due to high sodium content and just cut up onions instead. Lowered the salt to 1/2 tsp. too.
     
  2. Very tasty dish. I substituted a can of tomatoes for the catsup. Also cut the amount of salt and pepper in half. I only used 1 1/2 cup of red lentils since that was all I had. Since they cook quicker than other lentils, I only cooked them 10 minutes in 2 cups of water. I did not add any more water to the recipe and there was plenty of liquid. Only used 1/2 lb. of ground beef and added 1/4 cup of TVP soaked in 1/4 of hot water. Also used mushroom-onion instead of plain onion soup mix. Only baked for about 20 minutes.
     
  3. Really easy, healthy and cheap food. I used a bit less of 5% ground beef, as that was what came in the package, and compensated by adding some lardons that needed to be used. Like another reviewer suggested, I also subbed a can of chopped tomatoes for the catsup, just to avoid the sugar. And, I think my little green lentils de Puy, might not be the best choice. They took forever to get the water to cook off. I finally took the lid off and let them boil to get rid of it. This would be a great one to sneak in TVP. I'm sure it will be even better re-heated. Thanks a bunch for a nice, easy, one!
     
  4. These were awesome. I substituted ground turkey for ground beef and a can of stewed tomatoes for the ketchup. Great alternative to dried beans.
     

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