For us, it is a staple dinner that is both healthy and delicious. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Lentils
Splurge Alert! Over the summer I’d stop at the local traveling farmer’s market in my town. It comes through every Thursday through the summer, and I look for the sign every week (as I can’t remember when it starts back up. May, likely?!) on Thursdays when I take Charlie to school. There are many days [...]
This brown rice and lentil casserole is now officially the CHEAPEST MEAL EVER MADE here on $5 Dinners!!! Find out how much…
So I totally wasn’t thinking that yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday when I made my menu plan last week! We were set to have lentils and rice. I jazzed it up as best I could! Spicy Lentil Chili Ingredients 1 cup green lentils ($.25) 1/2 cup split peas ($.15) 4 cups water 3 cloves garlic, [...]
Thank you Gayle for pointing me to this recipe! Rice + Lentils = Complete Protein, and a cheap one too! Ingredients 1 cup rice, uncooked ($.20) 1 cup green lentils, uncooked ($.50) 1/2 of an onion, finely chopped ($.20) 1 small can Muir Glen tomato paste (free!) Watch for Muir Glen tomato paste to go [...]
Ingredients 1 cup lentils ($.50) 2.5 cups water 1 t salt 1/4 cup apple juice ($.15) 1/4 cup cider vinegar ($.15) 1/4 cup brown sugar ($.15) 1 clove garlic ($.05) 1/2 onion, chopped, sauteed ($.30) 1 cup rice ($.20) 1 Zucchini ($.79) 1-2 T EVOO ($.10) Directions 1. Cook lentils in water with salt. Bring [...]
