Lunch

RICE AND LENTILS is for Lunch.

RICE AND LENTILS takes 15 minutes to prepare.

RICE AND LENTILS takes 45 minutes to cook.

RICE AND LENTILS makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for RICE AND LENTILS are:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp (or to taste) chili powder
1 tsp (or to taste) hot pepper flakes
1 cup brown basmati rice
1/2 cup brown lentils, rinsed
1 cup, diced canned tomatoes, drained
1 cup tomato juice (from above)
1 1/2 cups water
1 tbsp (vegetable or chicken stock powder)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4cup chopped parsley

Here is how you make RICE AND LENTILS:

Heat oil in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid.Gently saute onion until translucent. Add carrots and celery and saute another 5 minutes. Add garlic, saute another 1 to 2 minutes.Add cumin, chili powder and hot pepper flakes and stir for one minute. Add rice and stir for 2 minutes, then add lentils, water, tomatoes and stock powder. Bring to simmer, cover the pot and reduce the heat to minimum. Cook covered (no peeking) for 45 minutes on very low heat.Add salt and pepper and chopped parsley. Makes six 1-cup servings. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DIVINITYGIRL.

The nutritional information for RICE AND LENTILS is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 101.9

• Total Fat: 2.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 79.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 3.2 g

The dietary needs meet for RICE AND LENTILS is Vegan