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Recipe Tags: Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation North American Main Dish Beans Rice Mexican Vegetarian Dietary Lentils Pasta Rice And Grains Brown Rice 4 Hours Or Less

Lentil Enchiladas

I modified this from a recipe i heard on zorba pasteur's show on npr. I was afraid it was going to be bland but it turned out to have wonderful flavor.

Steps

Preheat oven to 400f.
In a large pot , bring 2 cups water to boil.
Add lentils and cook on medium 20-25 minutes or until lentils are tender.
Drain and set aside.
Reserve cooking water.
Heat olive oil in large pan.
Add chopped chilies , garlic , onion , crumbles , tomato paste , parsley and cumin.
Saut on medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add 1 / 2 cup reserved cooking water , lentils , and vegetable bouillon cubes.
Cook for 5 more minutes.
Add rice and mix thoroughly.
Fill all tortillas with lentil mixture and some shredded cheese and place in a baking dish.
Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas and add remaining cheese.
Cover and bake for 20 minutes.
Serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

cooked brown rice, french lentils, extra virgin olive oil, green chili peppers, garlic cloves, onion, veggie crumbles, tomato paste, fresh parsley, ground cumin, vegetable bouillon cubes, corn tortillas, fat-free cheddar cheese, enchilada sauce, fat free sour cream