The main course for the vegetarian meal made in the South Arm Community Kitchen for Older Adults Cooking Club is a Lentil Chili.
You can double this recipe and freeze the extra portion.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 x 14oz can no salt added dice tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups dried brown lentils, rinsed & soaked
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Garnish
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup shredded low fat cheddar cheese
- 2 medium green onions, sliced
Source: Healthy Family Meals, American Heart Association
Instructions
 In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon oil and saute onion and bell pepper for a few minutes until tender. |
 Add spices and saute for 1 minute. |
 Add tomatoes. |
 Add lentils and water and bring to a boil. Turn down heat to medium low and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.Alternatively, you can put all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 5 hours.
Stir in lime juice just before serving. Serve with shredded cheese and green onions sprinkle on the soup. |
Thanks for the recipe. Just one question – what is the size of the canned tomatoes? Is it a big can? Thanks!
Hi Jeanie, thanks for asking; just realized that I missed out the tomatoes in the ingredients section. I had updated the changes to the recipe.
Thanks! I am trying to collect more lentil recipes…
Hi Jeanie, there are quite a number of lentil recipes in chowtimes.com. Just type in lentil on the search box and you’ll find them.