3.09.2010

Oven -Baked Lentils and Rice - from March's Pot Luck Dinner

from Jennifer Hansen

2 small onions
2 cans chicken broth
1 3/4 c water
1/2 white wine (I just use water)
1 1/2 cups dry lentils, rinsed and picked over for stones
1 cup dry brown rice (not quick cooking)
1 red pepper, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp garlic powder
15 grinds ground pepper

Chop onions. Mix ingredients together in a large baking dish. Set timer for 90 minutes and bake uncovered. After 90 minutes of baking, sprinkle mozzarella or Swiss cheese over top and bake until cheese melts.