# Lentejas con nopales, carne y queso

It is a lentil stew with nopal cactus, beef and cheese.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- lentils
- water
- 0.5 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- salt
- nopales
- 0.5 onion
- salt
- beef
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- olive oil
- dried chilies
- 4 tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- cumin
- chicken bouillon
- oregano
- water
- cilantro
- cheese

## Instructions

1. Rinse the lentils and add them to a pot with water.
2. Add half an onion, three garlic cloves, and salt.
3. Cover and let it cook.
4. In another pot, add water and nopales.
5. Add half an onion and salt.
6. Cover and let it cook.
7. Season the beef with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
8. In a pan, add olive oil and the beef.
9. Cook the beef.
10. In another pan, add olive oil, dried chilies, tomatoes, and two garlic cloves.
11. Cook the ingredients.
12. Add the cooked ingredients to a blender.
13. Add cumin, chicken bouillon, oregano, and water.
14. Blend.
15. Add the blended sauce to the lentils pot.
16. Mix.
17. Add the nopales, cilantro, and beef.
18. Cover and let it cook.
19. Add the cheese and mix.
20. Serve.

## Equipment

- pot
- colander
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjqUPo1w/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d51f7f6a-260e-4f05-bd7f-9d3eb2c45029
- Extracted: 2025-06-05

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