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This fun monthly recipe challenge is back for the new year! Join us to help motivate and inspire you in the kitchen and for a chance to win a prize!
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New to the cooking challenge? Here are the details on how to join this month!
How to Join
- Recipe: Cook the assigned recipe for the month. You can sign up for Isabel Eats Cooking Challenge emails to be notified as soon as a new challenge is posted! Also check my social media for reminders and updates.
- Snap a pic: Take a photo of the finished recipe. A simple photo that you snap with your phone is perfect! It doesn’t need to be fancy.
- Submit: Submit your photo and contact information to isabeleats.cookingchallenge@gmail.com.
- Bonus: For a bonus entry, leave a comment and a star rating on the assigned recipe post using the same name and email you used above.
JANUARY 2024 Challenge Recipe
The recipe for this month’s cooking challenge is Lentejas (Mexican Lentil Soup)! This healthy and budget-friendly meal is mad with lentils, carrots, potatoes, and staple Mexican spices. This soup is full of nutrients and great for an everyday comforting dinner!
Here’s a video showing just how easy it is to make this recipe!
Important Dates and Prizes
- January 1, 2024 – The first day you can submit an entry by sending it to isabeleats.cookingchallenge@gmail.com.
- January 30, 2024 – The last day you can submit an entry.
- January 31, 2024 – Announcement of the winner via email.
The prize winner will receive a $150 Amazon gift card! The winner will be notified via email.
December Cooking Challenge Recap
December’s cooking challenge featured chicken pozole verde and they all looked delicious! Thank you to all who participated.
December’s winner was Bradley, and he was notified via email and has been sent his prize. Congratulations, Bradley!
Lentejas hold a special place in my heart, this dish reminds me of my grandmother. This recipe turned out to be so delicious and tasty that reminded me of my grandmother’s 🤤
Such comfort food! This was a perfect winter recipe.
Very Tasty and it’s a quick, inexpensive, healthy meal. Add some diced avocado, sour cream or shredded cheese to fancy it up if desired. I live at high altitude, 8,500 feet, so it did take much longer to cook the lentils for me.
I made this for the January challenge and it was delicious. This is a super easy recipe and super healthy. I sautéed the vegetables in bacon fat (I added celery and extra carrots), used a little green ancho chile seasoning for a little extra kick and topped with a dollop of sour cream. The leftovers were even better the next day. I will definitely be making this again.
The soup is great. The instructions are easy to follow and the format is great. My husband appreciated the nutrition information.
I made this for the contest, even though I’ve never cared for lentils, but both my husband and I really enjoyed it! I’m going to make it again next week. Thanks for such a great recipe
As a child I never liked lentejas but this recipe was so easy to follow so I gave it a try. I ended up loving the recipe, thank you!
This was very easy and delicious.
I was afraid one cup wouldn’t make enough 🙂
but it made a nice large pot full with all the added ingredients.
My son and his friend gave it 2 thumbs. So, it’s a winner.
The Lentejas (Mexican Lentil Soup) recipe was delicious and very tasty. I enjoyed making it.
Was my best lentils ever!