Lentil Tacos


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 157.5
  • Total Fat: 3.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.1 mg
  • Sodium: 1,140.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.1 g
  • Protein: 6.5 g

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Introduction

Tastes just as good the next day. Tastes just as good the next day.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 cup finely chopped onion
    1 garlic clove, minced (I use 1/2 tsp. ready-minced)
    1 teaspoon canola oil
    1 cup dry lentils, rinsed
    1 Tbs. chili powder
    2 tsp. ground cumin
    1 tsp. dried oregano
    2-1/2 cups chicken broth (or beef or vegetabl broth) (I use one can Swanson's reduced-sodium beef broth)
    1 cup salsa (I use chi-chi's medium)
    12 hard taco shells

Directions

In a large non-stick skillet, saute the onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add the lentils, chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook and stir for 1 minute.

Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Uncover; cook for 6-8 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Stir in salsa.

(heat up your taco shells while doing the last part of the above)

Spoon about 1/4 cup into each taco shell and top with your favorite taco fixin's.

Makes 4 servings of 3 tacos each

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DINEEN17.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Good
    Interesting version of a classic recipe. - 5/25/20


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    I used mild taco seasonings instead of trying to locate all the little spices. I like lentils, so I may make this again. - 6/30/18


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    My husband started making these for me a few years ago. He uses water and taco seasoning mix. The lentils are cooked slowly and water is added as needed just until the lentils are cooked but not mushy. Love them! I add fat free plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream with the toppings. - 8/21/16


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    Incredible!
    I have made this recipe for a few years and was delighted to find it on Sparkrecipes so I could easily add it to my food tracker. This is our favorite way to eat lentils, whether we put it in a soft taco or serve it with rice. It's whats for dinner tonight! - 6/5/13


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    Very Good
    Very good! I made this tonight, but put it in burritos. I am not sure if this recipe nutrition includes the taco shells or not? But it was great! - 1/16/13


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    Incredible!
    Loved it! Very yummy. I pureed a bit. Added cayenne. Left out oregano. Put more chili powder and cumin in. Delicious!!! - 11/24/10


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    Good
    It isn't very spicy so I doubled the chili powder and garlic. It was good but not great. - 8/16/10


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    Incredible!
    made this tonight and it was unbelievably good! used taco seasoning instead of the spices, and topped it off with some fat-free sour cream. - 7/29/10


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    Very good! I pureed slightly and added some taco seasoning to make it taste more like "taco meat" and the kids gobbled it up! - 6/24/10


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    Incredible!
    Thanks for sharing this recipe. I have to watch sodium so I only used 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth and 1 1/2 cups of water. I used fresh tomatoes in place of salsa and than added fresh shredded cabbage and diced bermuda onions and it made it "friendly" for my restrictions. Really good. - 4/6/10


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    Incredible!
    I make a ton of new recipes and we thought these were awesome! I made them as suggested, didn't change a thing, and wouldn't! - 2/25/10


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    Incredible!
    I have used this recipe for a couple of years now and it is incredible. I use water instead of chicken broth for an easy vegetarian meal. - 12/28/09