Tasty Taco Lentils

Name: Tasty Taco Lentils
Yield: 6?
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups broth or water; 1 cup split red lentils; 1 small, diced onion; 1 large, diced garlic clove; 1 tablespoon your favorite chili or taco seasoning; 1 cup roasted red bell pepper, diced; 1 cup to 1 jar of your favorite salsa; 1 can low sodium garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed

Veronica Hein @cook_5966926

This recipe is modified from one I saw on Allrecipes.com. It turned out too runny to work well burrito style so I served it with tortilla chips and cheese quesadillas. Of course, you could serve it in taco shells with all the fixings, I just didn't have any on hand. I use the split red lentils from Trader Joe's because the cook time is so much faster, but you could use any kind of lentils you want just follow the cooking directions for the type you buy.

Veronica Hein @cook_5966926

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cupsbroth or water
1 cupsplit red lentils
1small, diced onion
1large, diced garlic clove
1 tablespoonyour favorite chili or taco seasoning
1 cuproasted red bell pepper, diced
1 cupto 1 jar of your favorite salsa
1 canlow sodium garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed

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Steps

1

Simmer the diced onion in olive oil in the pot/pan you will use to cook the lentils. When onions are nearly translucent, add diced garlic and cook another minute.
2

Add lentils and seasoning to onion-garlic mix stirring for 1 minute or until well combined.
3

Pour in broth/water and bring to a boil. Cover and lower heat to simmer for 12-15 minutes or until lentils are completely soft.
4

Add garbanzo beans, bell pepper, and salsa (unless your children or others might not appreciate the level of heat in your favorite salsa. In this case, let each person add salsa to their own serving.)
5

Serve with any myriad of toppings and sides! Cottage or shredded cheese, sour cream, avocado, diced tomatoes, green onions, black olives, shredded carrots, shredded lettuce, shredded cabbage, etc. are good choices.