Combine 1/2 cup cheese and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Pour mixture into an ungreased 2-quart casserole. Cover and bake at 350 F. for 2 hours, or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
From _Tidewater on the Half Shell_ by The Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Va. In _America's Best Recipes: A 1989 Hometown Collection_. Birmingham, Al: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1989. Pp. 214-215. Isbn 0-8487-0765-6. Electronic format by Cathy Harned.
