Dinner for 8

Vegetable Lentil Loaf

Name: Vegetable Lentil Loaf
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil plus extra for the tin; 1 red onion roughly chopped; 250 g chestnut mushrooms roughly chopped; 250 g puy lentils; 4 eggs; 1 tsp garlic granules; 50 g vegetarian italian-style hard cheese grated; 250 g pouch microwaveable brown rice; 75 g walnuts chopped; small handful of parsley finely chopped; 250 g cottage cheese; cranberry sauce to serve (optional)

$6.53for 470 minServes 8

This hearty loaf combines lentils, mushrooms, rice, walnuts, cottage cheese, eggs, and cheese before baking until firm.

Vegetable Lentil Loaf with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Red onions, 1 lb$1.49/lb typical	1 lb	$1.49Typical price
	Mushrooms, 8.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	8.75 oz	$3.53Typical price
	Dried beans and lentils, 8.75 oz$0.11/oz typical	8.75 oz	$0.97Typical price
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
	Swiss, 1.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.71Typical price
	Wild, 8.75 oz$0.15/oz typical	8.75 oz	$1.32Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 2.75 oz$0.70/oz typical	2.75 oz	$1.85Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
	Cottage cheese, 8.75 oz$0.17/oz typical	8.75 oz	$1.50Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.06

Swaps

Swap red onions for onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap dried beans and lentils for canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.63 per serving$6.53 for 4

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Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil plus extra for the tin
1 red onion roughly chopped
250 g chestnut mushrooms roughly chopped
250 g puy lentils
4 eggs
1 tsp garlic granules
50 g vegetarian italian-style hard cheese grated
250 g pouch microwaveable brown rice
75 g walnuts chopped
small handful of parsley finely chopped
250 g cottage cheese
cranberry sauce to serve (optional)

Steps

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook the onion and mushrooms for 8 minutes.
Heat the oven to 375 F and oil a loaf tin.
Mix the lentils, cooked onion mixture, eggs, garlic granules, cheese, rice, walnuts, parsley, and cottage cheese in a bowl.
Press the mixture firmly into the prepared tin.
Bake for 45 minutes, until the center is firm and reaches 165 F.
Rest the loaf for 5 minutes before slicing.

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