Comments on: Simple Lentil Chili Recipe

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:11:48 +0000

Hi Mardi!
This recipe came from my friend, Cheryl. She made it and brought it over to share with me. I’ve never cooked lentils in a crock-pot, so I couldn’t say.
As for adding sausage, I guess that depends on the type of sausage. This recipe doesn’t have a heavy feel to the mouth, so I would cut the sausage into small chunks. Go with your favorite sausage and see where that leads. Then, let me know how it turns out. ;D

By: Mardi

Mardi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:24:47 +0000

This sounds sooooooooo delicious! I’m definately going to make it this week. Waa wondering if this could be done in a crock-pot? I was thinking of maybe adding some smoked sausage to this… my family thinks they have to have meat in every meal.. personally, I wouldn’t care a bit. What do you think?

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:28:08 +0000

I beginning to think all lentils are not the same. A reminder that Cooking is an Art, more than a Science.

By: Labella

Labella — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:59:46 +0000

Great recipe. Mine ended up a little too watery for my liking (probably because of the margin of error in cooking with Lentils) so I added some potato flakes to thicken it up. There were no leftovers!

Love your website!

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:28:36 +0000

Thank you Ravyn for sharing your experience. It’s always good to read how others lived through a recipe.

Generally to cook lentils, we should cover with water or broth and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Then, reduce heat to simmer until tender.
Depending on the variety and age of the lentils, cooking time may take anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour.

By: Ravyn

Ravyn — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:08:34 +0000

This tasted very good, except I found that the allotted time was not enough to let the lentils actually finish cooking. At the recommended cooking time, the lentils were extremely crunchy. I cooked them for another 30 minutes and everything tasted a lot better at that point. I’m not sure if I just did something wrong, or maybe my stove top isn’t as hot as it should be, but just wanted to put it out there.

Thanks!

By: Basic Meatloaf Recipe

Basic Meatloaf Recipe — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:01:36 +0000

thanks for this recipe…nice site.

By: Jesss

Jesss — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:45:11 +0000

Thank you!!! Can’t wait to try this tonight!

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:28:45 +0000

Yes, that’s right, 8 cups of water all together. Thank you for catching that.

The 6 cups of water is for the lentils.
The 14 oz of water is to be mixed with the beef bouillon. If you had beef broth on hand then you would use 14 oz of beef broth or a little more depending on how thick you like the consistency.

By: Jesss

Jesss — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:00:26 +0000

This recipe sounds great and I’m making it for dinner tonight! I just have one question. You list 6 cups of water and right below it 14 ounces of water. Is this correct? How many cups total would that be? About 8?

Thanks!!