Slow Cooked Beef & Lentils

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion
• 3 whole cloves
• 5 cups water
• 1 lb lentils
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 onion, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 stick cloves into whole onion. set aside.
• 2 in large saucepan, combine water, lentils, salt, bay leaf, and whole onion with cloves.
• 3 simmer 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, combine all remaining ingredients in slow cooker.
• 5 stir in simmered ingredients from saucepan.
• 6 add additional water if mixture seems dry. ( i added 1-1/2 cups of additional water).
• 7 cover.
• 8 cook on low 6-8 hours. (check to see if lentils are tender).
• 9 top with sour cream and/or salsa when serving, if desired.
• 10 this also freezes well.