Lebanese Lentils and Rice
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 cup dry lentils1 cup dry rice (which makes 2 prepared)1 t olive oil2 T butterhalf a red onion cut into ringssalt, to taste
Add 4 cups water to a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil with 1 cup lentil. Boil for about 15 minutes, then add 1 cup dry rice and salt to taste and simmer with lid on pot until water is absorbed and rice and beans are "dry"
Meanwhile, add oil and butter to a saute pan with the red onion and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes-25 minutes while onions carmelize. Do NOT saute them, just slow heat carmelize them. It just will take some time, so be patient. When onions are carmelized remove from heat and serve 1 cup of bean/rice mix with a heap of carmelized onions on top. Makes 4 servings at about 1 cup each.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELLENLATTA.
Meanwhile, add oil and butter to a saute pan with the red onion and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes-25 minutes while onions carmelize. Do NOT saute them, just slow heat carmelize them. It just will take some time, so be patient. When onions are carmelized remove from heat and serve 1 cup of bean/rice mix with a heap of carmelized onions on top. Makes 4 servings at about 1 cup each.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELLENLATTA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 226.2
- Total Fat: 7.3 g
- Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
- Sodium: 43.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 33.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
- Protein: 6.8 g
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