lentils Archives | Wholefully https://wholefully.com/tag/lentils/ Fresh Family Meals - Made for Everyday Life Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:32:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wholefully.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/favicon-150x150.png lentils Archives | Wholefully https://wholefully.com/tag/lentils/ 32 32 Sesame Chickpea Mediterranean Salad in a Jar https://wholefully.com/sesame-chickpea-mason-jar-salad/ https://wholefully.com/sesame-chickpea-mason-jar-salad/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:32:25 +0000 http://backtoherroots.com/?p=15685 This nourishing Sesame Chickpea Mediterranean Salad in a Jar is full of bright Mediterranean flavors. You'll love this make-ahead lunch! A tall mason jar with layered salad ingredients sits on a white counter in front of a white wall. Lemon slices sit next to the jar in a small black bowl. This Mediterranean salad in a jar is bright, flavorful, and packed full of nourishing ingredients like sprouted lentils, chickpeas, and crisp veggies. And who can beat the convenience of a salad in a jar?  Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/sesame-chickpea-mason-jar-salad/feed/ 16 Lentil Sloppy Joes Recipe https://wholefully.com/lentil-sloppy-joes/ https://wholefully.com/lentil-sloppy-joes/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:59:22 +0000 http://backtoherroots.com/?p=7686 Looking for a kid-friendly way to do Meatless Monday? Try these Lentil Sloppy Joes. Lentils are hearty, meaty, and packed full of plant-based protein! Lentil sloppy joes on a hamburger bun Lentil Sloppy Joes are a meatless twist on the classic dish, making them a must-try for anyone looking to add more plant-based meals to their diet. Lentils provide a hearty texture and absorb the sweet and tangy tomato sauce beautifully. Whether you're a vegetarian or simply seeking a tasty Meatless Monday option, Lentil Sloppy Joes are versatile and satisfying. Let's get cooking! Read the post » ]]> https://wholefully.com/lentil-sloppy-joes/feed/ 26 Meatless Lentil Tacos (Vegan Tacos Option) https://wholefully.com/vegetarian-lentil-tacos/ https://wholefully.com/vegetarian-lentil-tacos/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:00:22 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=41378 These meatless lentil tacos make for a quick and easy weeknight meal that the whole family will love. Make vegan tacos by using vegan sour cream and cheese! Using lentils as a substitute for meat in taco filling is a classic in our household. Lentils work beautifully as a meat substitute in taco meat, because you can leave the lentils just a little bit al dente when cooking for a good texture (mushy lentils, stay away!). The mild flavor of lentils makes them a great base to kick up the spice, and the dose of protein and fiber keeps these tacos nice and hearty. Make sure you have a big stash of your favorite taco toppings to put on top! If you're vegan, load up your tacos with your favorite vegan sour cream and vegan cheese for a killer batch of vegan tacos. Let's make some meatless tacos! Read the post » ]]> https://wholefully.com/vegetarian-lentil-tacos/feed/ 2 Easy Vegan Meatballs https://wholefully.com/vegan-meatballs/ https://wholefully.com/vegan-meatballs/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:00:41 +0000 http://backtoherroots.com/?p=6393 Whenever someone is hesitant to try out eating more meatless meals, one of my favorite things to do is show them just how comforting and hearty plant-based eating can be. I think a common misconception about a plant-based diet is that it’s just a bunch of salads. So not true! A plant-centered meal can be just as hearty and stick-to-your-ribs-y as a meal with animal products. And this big ole plate of spaghetti and vegan meatballs is a perfect example of that.
I posted my first meatless meatball recipe back in 2011 after getting a recipe emailed to me by one of my coworkers. I was really happy with the taste of the recipe, but now looking back at it, the ingredient list was a little unwieldy. It had 17 ingredients just to make some daggum meatballs! For years now, I’ve been working on perfecting that vegan meatballs recipe with these main goals in mind:
  1. Reduce the ingredient list as low as possible (it’s down to 10 for the base recipe).
  2. Use only pantry staples (the weirdest ingredient here is walnuts).
  3. Keep it delicious, meaty, and hearty (it totally is).
White plate filled with spaghetti, vegan meatballs, and marinara sauce on a blue background. A white-handled fork rests on the edge of the plate. After a whole lot of spaghetti and meatball dinners (like, a lot), I think I’ve finally landed on a really great, relatively simple, perfectly meaty, and delicious plant-based meatball recipe. Woohoo!

What are meatless meatballs made out of?

There are a lot of great meatless meatball recipes out there, but not a lot of great meatless meatball recipes that don’t call for specialty ingredients like tempeh or TVP or tofu or wheat germ or seitan. These vegan meatballs are made using only ingredients that are regularly kept in my pantry. They are all 100 recognizable—no soy protein isolate here! Here's what's in these meatballs:
  • Chickpeas
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Walnuts
  • Oats
  • Brown rice
  • Soy sauce (or tamari if gluten-free)
  • Ketchup
  • Herbs and spices
Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/vegan-meatballs/feed/ 92 One Bag of Lentils: Three Meals https://wholefully.com/lentil/ https://wholefully.com/lentil/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=30095 Lentils This post is brought to you by a Wholefully partner Without fail, every time I post a lentil recipe somewhere on social media, I'll get a "yuck" or a "gross." Holy wow, are there are a lot of lentil haters out there! I understand it. Poorly cooked lentils are mushy and bland—if that's the way lentils had to be, I'd hate 'em, too! But trust me, when done right, lentils totally and completely rock. They are über affordable, packed full of protein and fiber, cook super quickly (they require no soaking like dried beans), and since they are nearly flavorless, they work beautifully as a meat-substitute in your favorite flavor-packed dishes—like Vegetarian Lentil Sloppy Joes and Lentil-Walnut Veggie Burgers. Vegetarian Lentil Sloppy Joes Today, I'm partnering up with my friends from USA Pulses and Pulse Canada to open up your eyes to the glory of lentils. Don't think you know what Pulses are? You totally do! Pulses are the delicious, protein-packed, sustainable foods known as dry peas, chickpeas, lentils, and beans. They are so tasty, so versatile, incredibly healthy, and so affordable to cook with. The average cost of beef per serving is $1.49, whereas you can serve dry peas, chickpeas, lentils, or beans for about 10 cents per serving. TEN CENTS! If you're looking for affordable ways to eat healthier, pulses need to be on your grocery list. Sign up for the Half-Cup Habit, and see how easy it can be to add a ½ cup serving of pulses to your diet 3x per week. Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/lentil/feed/ 18 Easy Lentil Vegetable Soup https://wholefully.com/easy-lentil-vegetable-soup/ https://wholefully.com/easy-lentil-vegetable-soup/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:00:38 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=41375 https://wholefully.com/easy-lentil-vegetable-soup/feed/ 7 Sweet Potato Lentil Shepherd’s Pie https://wholefully.com/sweet-potato-lentil-shepherds-pie/ https://wholefully.com/sweet-potato-lentil-shepherds-pie/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=29466 March can be the cruelest of months. It can be so warm and sunny and gloriously beautiful that you want to pack away all your sweaters and boots and scarves and hats and just run your toes through the newly green grass while sipping mojitos. And then the next day, it’s so bone-chillingly cold and rainy (or even snowy) that you can’t imagine ever being warm again. Oh Mother Nature, why are you such a tease? After weeks of warmth and sunshine, right now, the weather in my area is doing a bit of a regression back to December (hellloooo, gray and rainy and cold Southern Indiana winters), and that means I’m back into the kitchen focusing on comfort food. I’m not sure when it happened, but at some point in our collective food history, the idea of “comfort food” became synonymous with “unhealthy food.” I’m sure it has something to do with the butter and cheese and heavy cream and sugar and all that goodness that most people associate with comforting eats. But I’m here to tell you, comfort food can be totally, completely, 100% healthy (and not just the emotional, “I really need this chocolate chip cookie today” kind of healthy—like, literally healthy—nourishing, even). This Sweet Potato Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is healthy comfort food epitomized. It’s 100% whole food, plant-based—seriously, it’s nothing but plants—but it’s so hearty, so filling, so soul-warmingly awesome that you’ll never miss the butter or cream or meat. This is the dish I serve to people who are healthy eating skeptics. Because it’s somehow both totally satisfying and totally health food.Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/sweet-potato-lentil-shepherds-pie/feed/ 19 Lentil Walnut Burgers https://wholefully.com/lentil-walnut-burgers/ https://wholefully.com/lentil-walnut-burgers/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2017 07:00:48 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=41354 https://wholefully.com/lentil-walnut-burgers/feed/ 0 6 Homemade Soup Mixes in a Jar https://wholefully.com/homemade-soup-mixes-in-a-jar/ https://wholefully.com/homemade-soup-mixes-in-a-jar/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=28410 These homemade canning jar soup mixes are the perfect frugal holiday gift! Learn how to make six different soup mix flavors. Soup Mixes in a Jar Guys, I am so pumped for today's post for one big reason—I think these dry soup mixes are the perfect handmade gift for you to give to your loved ones. They are affordable to make (just a few bucks a pop), they are delicious, they are thoughtful, and my favorite part—they are consumable. You give the gift, the giftee uses it and appreciates it, and then it's gone—no tchotchke sitting around waiting to be donated to the thrift store in a few months. I am not anti-consumerism (I love a good sale as much as the next person!), but I do love the idea of shifting our holiday gift-giving to be less about stuff and more about being thoughtful, kind, and loving—and what's more thoughtful, kind, and loving than giving the gift of cozy soup? Get the recipes »]]> https://wholefully.com/homemade-soup-mixes-in-a-jar/feed/ 257 vegetarian five bean soup mix https://wholefully.com/handmade-holiday-vegetarian-five-bean-soup-mix/ https://wholefully.com/handmade-holiday-vegetarian-five-bean-soup-mix/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:00:47 +0000 http://backtoherroots.com/?p=14670 https://wholefully.com/handmade-holiday-vegetarian-five-bean-soup-mix/feed/ 76