French Green Lentils

Name: French Green Lentils Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 whole cloves; 1/2 onion peeled; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium carrot peeled halved crosswise; 1 celery stalk halved crosswise; 2 garlic cloves peeled; 1 slice bacon; 1/2 cup dried French green lentils; 1 3/4 c. water; 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

(1)

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 50

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 whole cloves1/2 onion, peeled2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil1 medium carrot, peeled, halved crosswise1 celery stalk, halved crosswise2 garlic cloves, peeled1 slice bacon1/2 cup dried French green lentils1 3/4 c. water1 bay leaf2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

Directions

Insert cloves into onion. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; sauté until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add bacon and sauté until crisp, about 5 minutes. Add lentils; stir 1 minute. Add 1 3/4 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bay leaf; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 35 minutes. Remove from heat (some liquid may remain in pan). Discard onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf. Stir in parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
a generous 1/2 cup is one serving.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KEEYAHWE.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 46.0
Total Fat: 0.9 g
Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
Sodium: 29.6 mg
Total Carbs: 6.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 3.0 g

More Recipes Like This

TIME245

CALS385

(1272 ratings)

Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken

Six ingredients, 5 minutes of hands-on cooking, and dinner is served!Submitted by: ORANGECOWCAT

CALORIES 385.4 FAT 12.5 PROTEIN 41 CARBS 24.1 FIBER 0.9

TIME45

CALS134

(1146 ratings)

Crustless Spinach, Onion and Feta Quiche

Technically this is a crustless quiche, but the addition of flour makes for a delicious crusty bottom and sides.Submitted by: JENNLOVE

CALORIES 134.1 FAT 4.6 PROTEIN 10.3 CARBS 13.7 FIBER 2.2

TIME80

CALS183

(656 ratings)

World's Best (and Easiest) Salmon

Forget fancy spices--four ingredients are all you need to make this deliciously simple supper.Submitted by: VRAKLIS

CALORIES 183.1 FAT 5.5 PROTEIN 18 CARBS 14.9 FIBER 0.2

TIME0

CALS357

(531 ratings)

Honey Mustard Roasted Chicken RECIPE

Rich, flavorful honey mustard chicken with carrots and potatoes.Submitted by:

CALORIES 356.7 FAT 8.9 PROTEIN 30.5 CARBS 39.4 FIBER 5.8

TIME0

CALS264

(555 ratings)

Sticky Chicken RECIPE

This roasted chicken gets its sticky coating from the juices it releases while being baked.Submitted by:

CALORIES 263.9 FAT 6.7 PROTEIN 43.2 CARBS 5.6 FIBER 1.6

Member Reviews

MAGISTRANANCY
I made this recipe for company and everyone loved it! I doubled everything but the oil; two tablespoons was plenty even for twice the vegetables. I will definitely be making it again! - 1/24/11