Weight Watchers Lentil Rice side dish

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 large sweet onion, halved and sliced thin1 cup of uncooked lentils1 cup of quick-cooking brown rice (uncooked)3 cups vegetable broth1.5 teaspoons cuminabout 6 oz of nonfat plain yogurt1 cup of pitted and chopped dates
Directions
Put lentils, cumin, and broth in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add rice and cook covered until lentils and rice are tender and the liquid is gone, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook onions in a pan on the stove with a few sprays of cooking spray, over medium heat til nice and golden - about 15 minutes.

Add the dates to the rice mixture. Serve topped with onions and 1oz of yogurt. makes about 6 1-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROYABOYA.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 188.7
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 481.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
  • Protein: 6.9 g

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