Easy Lentil Loaf

• 5 cups water
• 1 (16 ounce) package lentils
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 cup minced fresh spinach
• 1 cup minced carrot
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 12 slices bread, torn into small pieces
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 packet dry vegetable soup mix
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup ketchup, or to taste

1. Bring water and lentils to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 40 minutes. Drain.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two 5x9-inch loaf pans.
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, spinach, carrot, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Mix lentils, onion mixture, bread, vegetable broth, eggs, 1/4 cup ketchup, soup mix, parsley, basil, and black pepper in a bowl. Divide mixture into the prepared loaf pans. Drizzle 2 tablespoons ketchup over each loaf.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 50 minutes. Let loaves sit for 10 minutes before serving.

water, olive oil, onion, fresh spinach, carrot, garlic, bread, vegetable broth, eggs, ketchup, vegetable soup mix, parsley, basil, ground black pepper, ketchup

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/231563/easy-lentil-loaf/ (may not work)