Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Lentil Chili

LENTIL CHILI (Thank you Anita B. from Eldersburg)
6 servings - points 4 each

2 Quarts of water (no stock)

1/2 lb dark lentils ( not the red ones, they turn mushy)

½ onion chopped into ½ inch pieces

3-4 cloves garlic chopped

1 14oz can diced tomatoes, undrained (I add 5-6 chopped oil pack sun-dried tomatoes)

½ cup olive oil

1 tablespoons of fresh chopped oregano( or 1 tbls dried)

1 tablespoon of cumin

1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar

1 tsp salt

3-4 chopped fresh jalapenos ( 3 is really spicy)

Sort & wash lentils

Pour lentils, onion and garlic into water in a medium soup pot. Add jalapenos.

Simmer 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching

Add tomatoes, olive oil and salt

Simmer 1 ½ hours

Add vinegar, oregano and cumin

Simmer 1 hour

Add more salt, vinegar or seasonings to adjust

Better after it sits

2 comments:

  1. Can you ask her if we can just throw everything into a crockpot in the morning and come home to yummy chili in the evening?

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  2. I will ask her on Tuesday. May be if she reads the blog and sees the comment she will answer directly to you. I personally don't see why you couldn't make it in the crock pot, I would just use may be half the water. Cannot hurt.

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