Delicious Lentil Loaf

Name: Delicious Lentil Loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.5 cup All-Purpose Flour; 2 tbsp Barbecue Sauce; 1 tsp Black Pepper; 0.25 cup Brown Sugar; 1 cup Celery; 1 tsp Dried Basil; 2 whole Garlic; 3 tbsp Ground Flaxseed; 2 tbsp Hot Mustard; 0.25 cup Ketchup; 1 cup Lentils; 1 cup Mushrooms; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 whole Onion; 0.5 tsp Onion Powder; 0.75 cup Quick Oats; 1 tsp Salt; 2.5 cups Water

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 American Low-Sodium Vegetarian 🥦Vegan 🌱Plant-Based 🌻Halal 🕌Kosher ✡️Pescatarian 🐟

Delicious Lentil Loaf pairs tender brown lentils with oats, sautéed vegetables, and flax for a hearty, sliceable texture. A tangy ketchup-barbecue glaze adds sweet-smoky notes that balance the savory loaf, making it a crowd-pleaser for both vegetarians and meat-lovers. Perfect for a comforting weeknight dinner or a relaxed weekend meal.

Prep15 mins
Cook1 hr 25 mins
Serves6
DifficultyMedium

1

Combine 2 1/2 cups water and the lentils in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover the saucepan, and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed and the lentils are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
2

Stir 1/3 cup water and the ground flax seed together in a bowl; let stand until thickened, at least 10 minutes.
3

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, mushrooms, celery, and garlic until softened and the mushroom liquid has evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes.
4

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
5

Transfer the cooked lentils to a food processor and pulse until about 75 percent are mashed. Mix the onion-mushroom mixture, the flax seed-water mixture, oats, flour, basil, black pepper, salt, and onion powder into the lentils until well combined. Press the lentil mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
6

Combine the ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and barbeque sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until the glaze is smooth and the brown sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
7

Bake the loaf in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Spread 1/4 cup glaze over the lentil loaf; continue baking until cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes more. Serve the lentil loaf with the remaining glaze on the side.