That’s Awkward Casserole–an Instantaneous Pot or Crockpot recipe for seasoned floor beef with lentils, rice and tomatoes. It’s all topped off with cheddar and bitter cream.
That’s Awkward Casserole
Lentils are a type of meals that aren’t that standard. For my part they’re underrated. They’re excessive fiber, excessive diet and really cheap. They don’t have a lot of a taste on their very own in order that they tackle the flavour of no matter sauce they’re cooked in. This recipe is a tasty concoction with lentils, floor beef and rice. Your children may suppose it’s awkward how a lot you’ll love this recipe.
Substances/Substitution Concepts
- Lean floor beef–or floor turkey, hen
- Onion
- Garlic powder
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Hen broth–or beef broth
- Brown lentils
- Transformed rice–or lengthy grain white rice
- Diced inexperienced chiles–I used gentle
- Petite diced tomatoes–or crushed tomatoes
- Tomato paste
- Cheddar cheese–I like sharp
- Diced tomato, bitter cream, inexperienced onion–for topping
Steps
Flip Instantaneous Pot to saute setting. When show says HOT add within the beef and break it up. Add within the onion. Brown for five minutes. Drain extra grease.
Stir within the garlic powder, salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder.
Pour within the broth and scrape backside of pot in order that nothing is sticking. Flip off Instantaneous Pot.
Sprinkle within the lentils and rice. Then dump the inexperienced chiles, tomatoes and tomato paste and don’t stir.
Cowl Instantaneous Pot and safe the lid. Be certain that valve is about to sealing. Set the guide/strain cook dinner button to 12 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
Stir. Sprinkle the cheese on prime and let it soften. High with diced tomatoes, bitter cream and inexperienced onion. Get pleasure from!
Notes/Ideas
- Serve with shredded lettuce, sliced olives, diced tomatoes, diced avocado…and another toppings you want.
- I used my 6 quart Instantaneous Pot*. You can too make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container* within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
- Different recipes you can also make with tomato paste are Down Residence Instantaneous Pot Chili and Instantaneous Pot Creamy Tortellini, Spinach and Hen Soup.
- Can I exploit one other sort of lentil? Positive. You can too use inexperienced lentils with the identical strain cooking time. For pink or yellow lentils you’ll want to cut back cooking time to three minutes with a ten minute pure strain launch.
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That’s Awkward Casserole
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Prepare dinner Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
Whole Time: 32 minutes
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
An Instantaneous Pot or Crockpot recipe for seasoned floor beef with lentils, rice and tomatoes. It’s all topped off with cheddar and bitter cream.
Substances
Scale
Directions
Instantaneous Pot Directions:
- Flip Instantaneous Pot to saute setting. When show says HOT add within the beef and break it up. Add within the onion. Brown for five minutes. Drain extra grease.
- Stir within the garlic powder, salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder. Pour within the broth and scrape backside of pot in order that nothing is sticking. Flip off Instantaneous Pot.
- Sprinkle within the lentils and rice. Then dump the inexperienced chiles, tomatoes and tomato paste and don’t stir.
- Cowl Instantaneous Pot and safe the lid. Be certain that valve is about to sealing. Set the guide/strain cook dinner button to 12 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
- Stir. Sprinkle the cheese on prime and let it soften. High with diced tomatoes, bitter cream and inexperienced onion. Get pleasure from!
Gradual Cooker Directions:
- Warmth a pan over medium excessive warmth. Add within the beef and break it up. Add within the onion. Brown for five minutes. Drain extra grease. Stir within the garlic powder, salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder. Add to the sluggish cooker.
- Stir within the broth, lentils, rice, inexperienced chiles, tomatoes and tomato paste.
- Cowl and cook dinner on low for 4-6 hours, or till lentils are tender.
- Stir. Sprinkle the cheese on prime and let it soften. High with diced tomatoes, bitter cream and inexperienced onion. Get pleasure from!
- Class: Beef
- Technique: Instantaneous Pot
Extra recipes with lentils…
Instantaneous Pot/Gradual Cooker Garlic Herb Lentils
Simple lentil stew with onions, garlic, carrots and celery. It’s virtually acquired a creamy consistency and is tremendous comforting. Make it quick in your strain cooker or simmer all of it day in your sluggish cooker.
Instantaneous Pot Tacky Hen and Lentils
Lentils and hen are strain cooked with inexperienced salsa and black beans to make a creamy one pot dinner. High it with cheddar, bitter cream, cilantro and crunched up tortilla chips for the final word Mexican meal.
Gradual Cooker Madras Lentils with Floor Beef
Lentils, pink beans and spices simmered in a creamy tomato sauce. Serve like a chili or over rice.
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