Lentil Burritos

Ingredients
1 cup white or brown rice ($.20-$.40)
1 cup lentils, any color ($.30)
1 can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles ($.37) Purchased on sale with coupon!
1 tsp garlic powder ($.05)
1 tsp ground cumin ($.10)
Salt/pepper
6-8 tortillas ($.69-$1) Use corn to stay GF!
1 cup shredded cheese ($.83)
2 boxes frozen spinach ($1.50) On sale this week, plus coupon!

Directions
1. Cook rice. In saucepan, bring 2.5 cups of water or chicken broth to boil.  Add 1 cup of white or brown rice.  Return to boil.  Cover and reduce heat to simmer.  For white rice, cook for 20 minutes.  For brown rice, cook for 50 minutes.
2. Cook lentils.  In saucepan, add 1 cup of lentils plus water to cover lentils by an inch.  Bring to boil and then reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until lentils are soft.  Drain any excess water.
3. Combine rice, lentils and can of Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles. Stir in garlic powder, ground cumin, salt and pepper.

4. Lay tortillas (corn or flour…whichever you prefer!) out and spoon rice/lentil mixture into the tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese and roll up. Place burritos in 8×8 baking dish.
5. Place lentil burritos in a warm oven (250) for about 20 minutes, giving cheese time to melt. Don’t leave in too long or the tortillas will get crispy!
6. Cook spinach according to package instructions. Jazz up the spinach with a little parmesan cheese or hard boiled egg!
7. Serve Lentil Burritos with Spinach!

Cost $4.04

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