Friday, November 20, 2009

Meatless Fridays

This week's Meatless Friday meal is
LENTIL TACOS
These are so good and flavorful that you won't miss the meat at all! Plus, this is a great budget buster meal. A large bag of lentils is less than a dollar and by making your own tortillas you'd save even more! Definitely give this a try!


1 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 1/2 cups vegetable stock or water
1 cup salsa
12 taco shells or make your own homemade tortillas
shredded lettuce
chopped fresh tomato
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream


In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the lentils, chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Uncover, cook for 6-8 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Mash lentils slightly. Stir in salsa.
Fill taco shells or tortillas and top with your favorite toppings!


3 comments:

Kalona said...

Those sound yummy and look so good!

Jennifer said...

I think I've seen these on your menu plans before, but they didn't sound very good. Your picture looks good, though, so I checked to see that I had everything on hand and gave these a go this evening. My clan LOVED them. We're big taco meat fans and this was as close as you can get on a Friday. Thanks!

JoAnnC. said...

So glad you liked them! They are great on taco salads and nachos as well.