Had to pick between ground turkey and lentils for taco night

I really wanted tacos but ground beef was $6 a pound so I grabbed a bag of lentils for $2 instead. Cooked them with the same seasoning and honestly they worked fine but the texture threw me off big time. Anyone else tried swapping meat for lentils in tacos?

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evan_wilson1820d ago

Lentils definitely need a little help in the texture department. Try mashing half the lentils before you add them to the tacos, it gives them a more ground meat consistency that's way less weird. The flavor still comes through great with the right seasoning though.

lucashart19d ago

Tried that with a little cumin and smoked paprika and it worked like a charm.