Lazy Lentils
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




175 grams (6 oz) red lentils
100 grams (3.5 oz) cheddar cheese, grated
5 mls (1 tsp) vegetable extract
5 mls (1 tsp) dried mixed herbs
10 mls (2 tsp) sunflower oil
2 mediums onions peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic crushed.
300 mls (1 cup) water

Preparation

1 Put the lentils, cheese, vegetable extract and mixed herbs into a bowl. 2 Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and gently fry the onions and garlic. Mix with the lentils and spoon into a large lightly-greased ovenproof dish. 3 Add the water and cover the dish with foil. Cook in the oven at 180 c/350 f/gas mark 4 for one and a half hours.