Cincinnati Lentils Recipe Instant Recipe For Meatloaf

VEGAN LENTIL MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook and stir until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, mushroom mixture, cooked lentils, bread crumbs, almond milk, 2 tablespoons ketchup, flaxseed meal, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until just combined; do not overblend and work in batches if needed. Press mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Brush top with remaining 2 tablespoons ketchup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 45 minutes.

VEGETARIAN MEATLESS MEATLOAF WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• Combine broth and lentils in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until lentils are soft and broth is absorbed, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain extra broth, if necessary. Mash lentils slightly and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Add oats, Cheddar cheese, panko, eggs, onion, ketchup, garlic, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper to the bowl with the lentils and mix well. Transfer mixture to the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until loaf starts to brown, 35 to 45 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving. Loosen sides using a spatula before slicing.

DELICIOUS LENTIL LOAF

Steps:

• Combine 2 1/2 cups water and lentils in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover saucepan, and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed and lentils are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Mix 1/3 cup water and ground flax seed together in a bowl; set aside until thickened, at least 10 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, mushrooms, celery, and garlic until softened and liquid from mushrooms has evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Transfer cooked lentils to a food processor and pulse until about 75 percent of lentils are mashed. Mix onion-mushroom mixture, flax seed-water mixture, oats, flour, basil, black pepper, salt, and onion powder into lentils until well combined. Press lentil mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and barbeque sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until glaze is smooth and brown sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Bake loaf in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Spread 1/4 cup glaze over lentil loaf; continue baking until cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes more. Serve lentil loaf with remaining glaze on the side.

LENTIL & TURKEY MEATLOAF MINIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan, add water and lentils. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 8-10 minutes, or until tender but not mushy. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over medium heat, add oil. Sauté onions until soft and translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Add in red pepper and cook until slightly softened, about 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and salt and cook until fragrant. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ground turkey, cooked lentils, sautéed onions, peppers, and garlic.
• Mix in breadcrumbs and egg.
• Lightly oil a muffin tin.** Evenly divide the turkey mixture into 6-8 of the cups. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together chilli sauce, paprika and cumin. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Evenly slather each mini meatloaf with chilli sauce.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reads 160-165 degrees F.

CINCINNATI LENTILS

Steps:

• Add lentils to medium saucepan (if using dry add lentils and water to pan; bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, then proceed with recipe).
• Add all ingredients (except last three) and simmer for 30-45 minutes to blend flavors and cook vegetables to your liking.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Serve over cooked Basmati rice.
• Top with cheese and onions as desired.

VEGAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350
• Chop onion, celery, mushrooms, red pepper, and carrot (diced). I used the small blade on my favorite vegetable chopper.
• In a large skillet, cook onion, garlic, mushrooms, carrots and celery, and salt and pepper until browned. (You may use a little vegetable broth to avoid sticking )
• In a food processor, pulse the prepared lentils, quick oats, flaxseed, bread crumbs, cooked vegetables, tomato paste, bbq sauce, mustard, and parsley in a food processor.
• The finished product should be chunky; do not over Pulse.
• Use a silicone backing or placed parchment paper in the base of a glass loaf pan. If you don't have a loaf pan, you may form the dough into a loaf shape on a cookie sheet.
• Place dough into the loaf pan and gently press the top to form a bread shape on top.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 35 minutes, covered.
• Uncover after 35 minutes, and drizzle additional bbq sauce on top.
• Return to oven for 10 minutes uncovered.
• Remove from oven; recover and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
• I find it easier to remove it from the pan before cutting.

SNEAKY MEATLOAF WITH GROUND BEEF AND LENTILS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine water and lentils in a heavy pot, cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are soft, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Remove lid, but do not drain. Set aside.
• Combine bell pepper, carrot, onion, and celery in a food processor; pulse until veggies are cut into very small pieces. Remove vegetables to a large bowl. Add lentils to the food processor and process until pureed; add to vegetables.
• Add ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and pepper to the vegetable-lentil mixture. Mix ingredients together with your hands until well incorporated. Shape meat and vegetable mixture into a loaf and place in the middle of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Remove foil and bake until top is browned, 5 more minutes. Top with tomato sauce and bake 5 minutes more. Garnish with parsley.