Dinner for 8
Vegetable Lentil Loaf
This hearty loaf combines lentils, mushrooms, rice, walnuts, cottage cheese, eggs, and cheese before baking until firm.
Typical price
$6.53for 4 servings
$1.63 per serving$6.53 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: bbcgoodfood.com
- 70 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
British and IrishVegetarianGluten-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Red onions$1.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $1.49Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $3.53Typical price |
| Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $0.97Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
| Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical | 1.75 oz | $0.71Typical price |
| Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $1.32Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $1.85Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.25 | $0.37Typical price |
| Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $1.50Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $13.06 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
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.
Swaps
- Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
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