Baked Lentils with Cheese

Name: Baked Lentils with Cheese
Total time: 100
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1.6666666269302 cups dry lentils; 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes; 2 large onions, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons salt; 0.25 teaspoon pepper; 0.25 teaspoon dried marjoram; 0.25 teaspoon dried sage; 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 large bay leaf; 2 large carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped; 1.5 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Recipe by Tiffany from allrecipes.com

Side Dish 2 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 cups water
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1.6666666269302 cups dry lentils
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1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
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2 large onions, chopped
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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2 teaspoons salt
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0.25 teaspoon pepper
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0.25 teaspoon dried marjoram

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0.25 teaspoon dried sage
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0.25 teaspoon dried thyme
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1 large bay leaf
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2 large carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
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1 stalk celery, chopped
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1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
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1.5 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix water, lentils, stewed tomatoes, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, marjoram, sage, thyme, and bay leaf together in a 3-quart casserole dish.
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Stir in carrots and celery; cover and continue to bake until lentils and vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
Stir in bell pepper, then sprinkle Cheddar over top. Bake, uncovered, until cheese has melted, about 5 more minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.