Ok so I took a slight break with summer holidays, but I am back on track for my awesome food followers.
Lentils, what are Lentils? in short they are seeds that grow in a pod. I love finding new ingredients to try out. Of course I have heard of Lentils, but I never actually cooked with them before. Here’s a nice vegetarian twist on the classic chili. It’s delicious, healthy and is a modification from the original WW recipe. Each serving of 1.5 cups is 5 weight watcher points.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tbls of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 large Onion chopped
- 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
- 1 1/2 cups of caned Lentils rinsed and drained
- 2 cups of frozen Corn
- 1 Red Bell Pepper chopped
- 4.25 ounce can of chopped green chillies drained
- 1 tsp ground Cumin
- 1 tsp ground Coriander
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Cilantro
Directions
- Heat Oil in a large pot
- Add Onions and saute until golden brown (8 minutes).
- Add Tomatoes, broth, and lentils. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmered, covered for 20 minutes.
- Add Corn, Red Pepper, Chililes and spices. Return to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils and vegetables are tender (15 minutes).
- Stir in Cilantro and serve.
