MEXICAN BAKE
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- bell peppers
- 2 cloves garlic
- mushrooms
- 1 1/2 c. corn
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 c. salsa
- 1 can black beans
- 2 large sweet potatoes (or regular potatoes), shredded
- 1 1/2 cups mexican cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella
- serve with avocado and sour cream
Instructions
- fry onion, bell pepper, mushrooms. add 1 tsp cumin & 1 tsp chili powder. remove from pan and set
aside
- in same pan, fry corn. add 1 tsp cumin & 1 tsp chili powder.
- add veggies, black beans, and salsa to corn
- grease backing dish. layer potatoes, veggies, cheese.
- cover with aluminum, bake 25 min @ 375. Remove from heat, add mozza cheese, bake 5 more minutes.
LENTIL LOAF
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked French lentils (Be sure your lentils aren't too wet from cooking.)
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Optional:
- 1 1/4 c diced crimini mushrooms
- 1/2 c diced red bell pepper
- 4 small tomatoes
- 2 Tbs tomato paste
- 1 Tbs bbq sauce
- 2 Tbs flax meal
- 1 Tbs dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 c quick oats
- 1/2 c breadcrumbs
- 1/3 c ketchup
- pinch brown or coconut sugar
Instructions
- Cook lentils (1 c to 1½ c water in rice cooker)
- Oven to 350, line baking sheet with parchment
- Saute veggies, salt & pepper.
- Add garlic, saute.
- Blend everything together, leaving chunks.
- Form into loaf on parchment. Bake 35 min.
- Remove from oven, add ketchup, sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 10 min. Cool at least 10 min.