Dinner

Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice is for Dinner.

Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice takes 50 minutes to cook.

Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice are:

2 cups moth beans (Indian light brown beans)
1.5 cups long grain brown rice
1 onion chopped (2 cups)
1 tbs. Canola Oil
1.5 pounds ground turkey (7% fat)
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbs. paprika
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. tumeric

Here is how you make Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice:

Cook beans by soaking overnight and boiling until tender (I cooked in the slow cooker for 10 hours on low).Add rice, 3 cups of water, and beans to a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 35 minutes or until rice is cooked. Meanwhile, in a 12" skillet heat olive oil over medium high heat. Saute' onion until translucent. Add ground turkey and spices and parsley. Cook until meat is cooked through. Turn off and remove from heat. When rice and beans have cooked, add to the pot with the ground turkey. Adjust spices as necessary. Serve with fresh chopped tomato and tzatziki (yogurt w/ fresh garlic and lemon juice). Serving Size: Makes about 5, 1 1/2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TRICIA79.

The nutritional information for Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 377.0

• Total Fat: 12.6 g
• Cholesterol: 88.0 mg
• Sodium: 103.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
• Protein: 32.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Middle Eastern Style Lentils and Rice is Lactose Free