FerFAL's Lentils
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 158.8
- Total Fat: 0.6 g
- Cholesterol: 8.8 mg
- Sodium: 135.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 31.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
- Protein: 8.2 g
View full nutritional breakdown of FerFAL's Lentils calories by ingredient
Introduction
Low-cost, low-cal, easy lentil stew using leftover chicken or beef. Low-cost, low-cal, easy lentil stew using leftover chicken or beef.Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
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Lentils
Chicken or Beef - cooked or leftovers, chopped
Potatoes, peeled and sliced
Carrots (optional)
Onions (optional)
Tomato Paste
Chicken Broth/Bouillon (optional)
Water
Salt (optional)
Pepper
Tips
The original version of this recipe appeared on a blog from someone who lived through the collapse of the Argentinian economy.
The original version omits carrots and onions and is quite satisfactory as a low-cost meal.
We use this recipe a lot, which is why I've entered it into the recipe database. FerFAL generously allows the recipe to be shared.
If you'd like to know more about the origins of this recipe google Surviving In Argentina and scroll down the left side to find the beginning of his blog posts from January 2008. Be prepared to spend a long time reading his accounts.
Directions
Soak lentils for several hours. Rinse.
Chop onion and carrot and saute together in a couple of teaspoons of oil/butter til onion is translucent.
Peel and thinly slice potatoes.
Add 4-6 cups++ of water or broth (for thin or thick soup), lentils, onion, carrots, potatoes, chopped meat and tomato paste to a soup pot and bring to a boil.
Turn down heat and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour.
Add a dash of salt and pepper and serve.
++add more or less water or broth as desired
Serving Size: 8-10 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user A_BIT_AT_A_TIME.
Chop onion and carrot and saute together in a couple of teaspoons of oil/butter til onion is translucent.
Peel and thinly slice potatoes.
Add 4-6 cups++ of water or broth (for thin or thick soup), lentils, onion, carrots, potatoes, chopped meat and tomato paste to a soup pot and bring to a boil.
Turn down heat and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour.
Add a dash of salt and pepper and serve.
++add more or less water or broth as desired
Serving Size: 8-10 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user A_BIT_AT_A_TIME.
Member Ratings For This Recipe
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CD23700626
delicious, easy and filling - good way to use up leftover chicken or beef - recipe could use a bit of tweaking as far as how much of each ingredient to use - I used 2 carrots, 1 med onion, 4 med potatoes and half a small (tiny) can of tomato paste. Use orange lentils - they cook faster than brown. - 3/5/20