Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chickpea and lentil neatoaf. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Most Christmas dinners are not seen to be complete without meat being the centre piece, but I don't see why that has to be the case. You can create a delicious meat-free recipe that the whole family can enjoy that takes a fraction of the time to make compared to something. I believe that a chickpea lentil loaf that it's delicious and can also be baked in individual servings (as savory muffins or mini loaves) deserves a spot on.
Chickpea and Lentil Neatoaf is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chickpea and Lentil Neatoaf is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chickpea and lentil neatoaf using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chickpea and Lentil Neatoaf:
- Take 1 can chickpeas
- Make ready 1 cup already prepared brown lentils
- Take 1.5 cups quick cooking Oats
- Prepare 1 cup Mushrooms diced small
- Prepare 1 cup Carrot diced small
- Get 1 small Onion diced small
- Prepare 1 can diced Tomatoes
- Make ready Vegan no sugar ketchup or 1 small can of tomato paste
- Make ready 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Prepare 1 tablespoon Vegan Worcestershire Sauce
- Take 1/4 vegetable broth
Add lentils and veggie mixture to a large bowl and then add in the bread crumbs, ketchup, flax egg, parsley, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. You could probably use chickpeas or another type of bean you prefer 🙂. Like traditional meatloaf, this vegan lentil loaf has a sweet and savory tomato-based glaze, but it's homemade and free of refined sugar. Maple syrup is one of my favorite natural sweeteners and I knew it's subtle sweetness would pair nicely with the flavors of the loaf so I started experimenting.
Instructions to make Chickpea and Lentil Neatoaf:
- Dry sauté onion until translucent, add mushrooms and vegetable broth and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Then add cooked lentils, diced tomatoes and all of the spices and the vegan Worcestershire sauce. Let these all cook on medium low for about 10 minutes till tomatoes start to break down.
- While the tomato lentil mixture is cooking, Steam carrots until slightly tender. Keep checking every two minutes by piercing with fork.
- Rinse can of chickpeas and add to medium to large size bowl then add steamed carrots. Mash the chick peas and carrots with a potato masher leaving some of the chickpeas almost whole for added texture.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Then add lentil and tomato mixture to mashed chickpeas and carrots. Mix well to combine it should be moist. If not moist enough you can add some water small amount at a time.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup. Place mixture in loaf pan. Top loaf with either tomato paste or vegan ketchup.
- Place in oven and bake for about 30 minutes until top is crispy and lightly browned.
- Take out of oven and let cool for about 10 minutes before cutting into slices.
- Enjoy!
And since everyone seems to like it, and leftovers are really good, I end up making it quite often for my family. After years of making this dish for my family, tweaking and experimenting, I have developed the perfect keto recipe. Chickpeas and lentils are both high in fiber and protein, and they can help lower cholesterol and improve blood sugar levels. I realize at the outset the prospect of a lentil and chickpea salad doesn't sound very intriguing. It sounds like the kind of thing you'd eat because you ought to, and "ought to's" rarely make for delicious eating.
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