Slow Cooker Lentil Taco Salad

Slow Cooker Lentil Taco Salad: light and healthy, quick and easy, this vegetarian lentil dish is perfect for Meatless Monday or any day!

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Easy to make crock pot meal

Happy holidays! In these days of too much to do, too much stress, and too much heavy party food, I thought I’d share this healthy time-saving dinner. You can throw all the ingredients in the crock pot in the morning, head out for some holiday shopping, and when you get home, dinner’s ready.

protein and fiber rich vegetarian slow cooker meal

This dish is complete with protein-rich lentils and fiber rich brown rice. In addition, the veggies here are light and tasty.

The chip-ettes (those broken bits at the bottom of the tortilla chip bag) add crunch and fun. I like to serve this with tortillas (flour for my husband and corn for me) on the side so that we can make tacos at the table.

And, of course, avocado makes everything better!

Cooking note on this lentil taco salad

One head’s up on this, the lentils and rice aren’t al dente; they’re a bit on the mashed side.

It works well in a taco salad or a taco because it has great flavor and the texture isn’t noticeable, and it’s kind of how I remember the ground beef in a taco salad.

If you want firmer lentils, just cut down on the cooking time.

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Slow Cooker Lentil Taco Salad Recipe

Slow Cooker Lentil Taco Salad

Debi

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lentil Taco Salad: light and healthy, quick and easy, this vegetarian lentil dish is perfect for Meatless Monday or any day!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 hours hrs

Total Time 10 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings 8 servings

Calories 147 kcal

Ingredients

  

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for Lentil mixture

• 1 red pepper coarsely chopped
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 cup brown lentils
• ½ cup brown rice
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 cups vegetable broth

for Salad

• broken tortilla chips or chip-ettes as I like to call them
• shredded lettuce
• chopped tomatoes
• sour cream
• fresh cilantro and parsley leaves
• avocado
• tortillas

Instructions

 

• In a 3 ½ quart slow cooker add all lentil mixture ingredients (red pepper through broth), and mix well. Cover, and cook on low heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high heat setting for 5-6 hours.
• To serve: arrange chip-ettes on dinner plates, and top with shredded lettuce and tomatoes. Spoon lentil mixture over lettuce, and top with sour cream, herbs, and avocados. Serve with tortillas on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 8gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 554mgPotassium: 330mgFiber: 9gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 906IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword crock pot, lentil, slow cooker

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