Lentil Tacos

This is from Tiffany's cookbook. Now normally I wouldn't say "yum, lentils." But they are so cheap. And I am trying to make one meatless meal per week. Not because meat is bad, but it is expensive. And we have had lentils before. The kids have eaten them without complaint. So I decided to try them.

Lentil Tacos
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
1/4 cup taco seasoning (or 1 envelope)
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup salsa

In large skillet saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add lentils and taco seasoning, cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 25-30 minutes or until lentils are tender. Uncover and cook 6-8 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Mash slightly and stir in salsa. Fill taco shells and top as desired (we used cheese and lettuce).

These were pretty good. They definitely will not replace regular meat-filled tacos on our menu. Nathan had chicken nuggets, ha ha. Sam & Emma both ate theirs and said that they liked them. I asked them, on a scale of 1-10, if meat tacos are a 10, what are lentil tacos? And they said 7. So that's pretty good. We still have half the filling left so we will be having these at least once more in the near future.