Healthy Lentil Recipes

Lentil Pasta

Ingredients:
2 tbsp, olive oil
1/4 cup, diced onion
1/2 cup, mushrooms
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp, garlic powder
1 tbsp, paprika
Salt & pepper
1 cup, pre-cooked pasta
Bunch of spinach
1 cup, pre-cooked lentils

Method:

1. In a pan heat the olive oil, add the onion and cook it for around 2 minutes.
2. Add the mushrooms and season with garlic powder, paprika, salt & pepper.
3. Mix in the pre-cooked pasta, heat it up for about 2 minutes and then add the rest of the ingredients.
4. Serve.

How to cook the lentils:
Soak the lentils (from 2 hours to 24 hours) prior to speed up the cooking process and it also helps us digest them better.
For 1 cup of lentils mix with 2 cups of water. Bring water to a boil, season with salt, add the lentils and cook in low heat for 20 minutes.
*In all of these recipes I’m using pre-cooked lentils.

Lentil Patties

Ingredients:
1 cup, pre-cooked lentils
1 cup, rolled oats
1/4 cup, onion
2 tbsp ,olive oil
1 tbsp, onion powder
1 tbsp, garlic powder
1 tbsp, paprika
Bunch, cilantro
2 tbsp, olive oil

Method:

1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor and mix really well. Season the mixture with salt.
2. In a pan heat the olive oil. Grab 1/4 cup of the mixture, make the pattie with your hands and cook on each side for 3 minutes.
3. Serve it with bread or over a bead of greens.

Lentil “Meat” Tostadas

Ingredients:
1 cup, pre-cooked lentils
1 tbsp, onion powder
1 tbsp, chipotle powder
1 tbsp, garlic powder
1 tbsp, paprika
1 tbsp, cumin
1 tbsp, nutritional yeast
Salt & pepper
1/2 cup, onion
Juice of 1 lemon
Tostadas
1/2 avocado
Shredded chicken
Bunch cilantro

Method:

1. In bowl mix all the ingredients really well.
2. Transfer the lentils to a cooking tray and place in over for 15 minutes at 350* F
3. Serve them over tostadas with avocado, cilantro and shredded chicken.

Lentil Salad

Ingredients:
1 cup, pre-cooked lentils
2 sweet potato
1/2 cup, onion
Bunch of cilantro
Salt & pepper
1 tbsp, olive oil
1/2 avocado

Method:

1. Cook the sweet potato with water and salt. Let it cook on low heat around 10-15 minute until its soft.
2. In a bowl mix the lentils with the sweet potato, onion, cilantro, salt & pepper, olive oil.
3. Serve it and top it off with avocado.

Lentil Soup

If you are looking for a warm and cozy lentil soup I have the best recipe. I’m sharing with you my mom’s secret recipe and I know you are going to love it.

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