Side Dish

Cowboy Lentils is for Side Dish.

Cowboy Lentils takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Cowboy Lentils takes 30 minutes to cook.

Cowboy Lentils makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Cowboy Lentils are:

3 Slices of Bacon
1 1/2 cups of dry lentils
1 medium size carrot (peeled & chopped)
1 Stalk of celery (chopped)
1 medium onion (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
2 cups low sodium, 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth
1 Tbsp of Tomato Paste
salt & pepper

Here is how you make Cowboy Lentils:

Heat a pot over medium. Once hot add three slices of bacon and brown until crispy (about 7-8 minutes.) Remove bacon from pan and set aside on paper towel. Leave about 1 - 2 Tbsp of bacon drippings in pan and discard any extra. Add carrots (3-4 minutes) to pan and heat until slightly softened. Add onion, garlic and celery. Add Salt & pepper 2 tsps or so. Heat until softened (2-3 minutes.) Add lentils to pan and stir 2 minutes. Add tomato paste to deglaze pan. Add chicken broth to pan and turn stove to high to bring to a boil. Allow to boil 2 minutes then add bacon the reserved bacon chopped. Stir and cover. Reduce heat to medium low and let cook for about 20 -25 minutes, until almost all liquid is absorbed and lentils are soft.Serving Size:?Makes about 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OLIVERSMOM1130.

The nutritional information for Cowboy Lentils is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 85.0

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 3.5 mg
• Sodium: 404.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
• Protein: 5.9 g