Caramelized Onions and Lentils over Brown Rice

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 274.1
  • Total Fat: 6.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 838.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.7 g
  • Protein: 9.1 g

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Introduction

Caramelizing the onions brings a little sweetness to this dish. The Creole seasoning gives a nice little kick to this dish. Caramelizing the onions brings a little sweetness to this dish. The Creole seasoning gives a nice little kick to this dish.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 cups lentils, sorted and rinsed
    4 cups water
    4 tsp. Creole seasoning
    2 T. olive oil
    2 large Spanish onions, sliced
    3 cups cooked brown rice

Tips

Use brown or green lentils for this dish because the orange/yellow/red lentils cook faster and tend to be mushier.


Directions

In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a rapid simmer over medium-high heat. Add the lentils and then reduce the heat to maintain a very gentle simmer. Cook, uncovered, for approximately 20-30 minutes. Add more water as needed to make sure the lentils are just barely covered. Remove from heat and add the Creole seasoning.

While lentils are cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions and cook for about 20-25 minutes until they are soft and golden brown.

When lentils are tender and onions are caramelized, combine the two together and stir well. Serve over
brown rice.

Serving Size: About 6 3/4 cup servings lentils served over 2/3 cup rice

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MONYOKKS.