Red lentils with Acini de Pepe
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 277.8
- Total Fat: 4.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 689.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 50.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.8 g
- Protein: 11.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Red lentils with Acini de Pepe calories by ingredient
Introduction
Red lentils, in themselves a powerhouse of nutrition, combined with fast-cooking soup pasta, acini de pepe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acini_di_pepe) for even more protein, and texture, dresses up with a whole mess o' veggies. A no-brainer to prep, this one cooks in TEN MINUTES, and stands alone, or, you can add your favorite compassionate protein. Red lentils, in themselves a powerhouse of nutrition, combined with fast-cooking soup pasta, acini de pepe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acini_di_pep
e) for even more protein, and texture, dresses up with a whole mess o' veggies. A no-brainer to prep, this one cooks in TEN MINUTES, and stands alone, or, you can add your favorite compassionate protein.
Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
Garlic, 1 clove
Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped
Celery, raw, 1 cup, large-diced
Mushrooms, fresh, 1 cup, quartered
Green Bell Peppers, 1 cup, strips
Zucchini, 1 cup, sliced
Carrot, raw, 1 cup, strips or shredded
Water, tap, 3 cups
Acini di pepe, 1 cup
Red Lentils Dry, 1 cup
Canned Tomatoes, petite diced, 14 oz
Salt, 1 tsp
Pepper, black, 1 tbsp
Lemons, 1 fruit without seeds, quartered
Directions
Prep vegetables in advance, mis en place. In a saucepan, heat one tablespoon olive oil. Quickly saute the garlic and onion. When they BEGIN to get clear, with a touch of browning, add the celery and mushrooms. Give the pan a few flips, to coat everything with oil, and add salt and black pepper. Add water, and bring to a boil. When the water has come to a boil, add pasta, red lentils and lemon quarters. Stir, occasionally, until the pasta and lentils are cooked. IMMEDIATELY stir in the bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots and zucchini. Ladle into bowls, and garnish as desired. We discovered that McIlhenny Green Pepper Sauce takes this from "holy COW!" to "INCREDIBLE!"
Serves four
God bless you all. Keep coming back; it works, if you work it. So, WORK it, you're worth it!
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TA24JC.
Serves four
God bless you all. Keep coming back; it works, if you work it. So, WORK it, you're worth it!
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TA24JC.
Member Ratings For This Recipe
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MADDY_AVENA
Looks incredible :-) Can you tell me why (on the VB if you like so I see it) you add the last grouping of veggies at the very end and then pretty much serve them uncooked? - 4/14/11
Reply from TA24JC (4/14/11)
Hi, Maddy; when you add the last group of veggies in, you're allowing them to cook on the residual heat of the rest of the recipe ingredients. I'm combining a lot of textures here, and that was just another set of them. You can add them wherever your little heart desires. God bless!
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