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    Lentil Burritos

    November 24, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 19 Comments

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    The ultimate rice and beans budget recipe – Lentil Burritos!

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    Rice and Lentils together make up a “complete protein” – making for a perfectly balanced and filling meal. 

    All for under $5! 

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    Lentil Burritos

    Lentil Burritos - the ultimate rice and beans budget recipe! This ultra affordable recipe is made up of rice, lentils, and other affordable ingredients.
    Prep Time5 minutes
    Cook Time40 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 1 cup rice uncooked
    • 1 cup green lentils uncooked
    • 1/2 onion finely chopped
    • 8 oz. can tomato paste
    • 2 Tbsp homemade taco seasoning
    • 8 small flour tortillas
    • 1 cup shredded cheese
    • Salsa or sour cream garnish
    • 2 cups frozen corn side dish

    Instructions

    • Bring 2 1/4 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 cup of rice. Return to boil. Then reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes until rice is done.
    • Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 cup lentils. Cook lentils in 4 cups of water for 20-30 minutes until tender. Drain off excess water.
    • Combine cooked rice and lentils in large saucepan. Add tomato paste + 2 tomato paste cans worth of water. Stir through.
    • Add onions, seasoning packet or spices. Let simmer about 10 minutes. Check on it to make sure it doesn't get too "dry".
    • Spoon lentil-rice mixture into tortilla. Add shredded cheese. Wrap up burrito style!
    • Cook frozen corn as directed. Serve as side dish or inside the burrito.
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    Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Lentils Recipes, Rice Recipes Tagged With: corn

    Comments

    1. DESJ and Company says

      November 24, 2008 at 6:02 pm

      I’ve never had lentils-are they bean-y in consistency?
      I think I might want to try these!!
      Thanks.

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    2. Jerilyn says

      November 24, 2008 at 6:50 pm

      Yum. We just had this the other night. I threw my lentils and a packet of taco seasoning in the rice cooker for a super easy dinner!

      Reply
    3. DESJ and Company says

      November 24, 2008 at 7:51 pm

      will the lentils absorb all the 4 cups of water or will I need to drain them?
      Thanks for all the hand holding. Contrary to all my questions, I actually DO know how to cook 🙂

      Reply
    4. DESJ and Company says

      November 24, 2008 at 7:58 pm

      One more thing-you mentioned prices a few days ago-and that you live in the Midwest. I can almost always get milk at Dominicks for $1.99 a gallon. Just thought I’d pass that along.

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    5. $5 Dinner Mom says

      November 24, 2008 at 8:02 pm

      Yes, sorry…I forgot to type a line. Drain them!

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    6. The Happy Housewife says

      November 25, 2008 at 12:55 pm

      I wish I could get my kids to like burritos. So far they like tacos, tostadas and nachos, the burrito thing is slow going. I thing I will make these anyway though, I love lentils!
      Toni

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    7. road2healthy says

      November 25, 2008 at 2:22 pm

      1. Cook rice in 2 1/4
      what does this mean exactly?

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    8. road2healthy says

      November 25, 2008 at 2:42 pm

      Thank you! and not a problem.. we are veggies and are always looking for new yummy lentil recipes! THANK you for posting this!!

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    9. Mary Ellen ~ Carolina Momma says

      November 26, 2008 at 10:48 am

      Love it! Thanks for the recipe! We love taco style lentil and brown rice. So I’m sure this will become another family favorite 🙂

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    10. April says

      November 26, 2008 at 11:04 am

      At what point do I use the onions?

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    11. DESJ and Company says

      November 26, 2008 at 8:58 pm

      OK I made these for dinner tonight and THEY ROCK!
      OMG sooooo yummy… thanks for a great recipe.

      Reply
    12. Familyoffoxes says

      December 3, 2008 at 10:14 am

      I Made these for dinner last night and they were a hit! And soo cheap! Thank you so much for your blog, I just found it and I am so so grateful!

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    13. Emily says

      December 10, 2008 at 8:22 pm

      HELP!!!

      I’M MAKING THIS RIGHT NOW AND I DON’T KNOW WHEN THE ONIONS ARE INTENDED UPON GOING IN!!
      I guess I’ll just dump them in somewhere, but if we like this, I’d love to know where you put them in.

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    14. Kathy Jo Buzzard says

      April 29, 2009 at 10:47 am

      We tried this last night and everyone LOVED it! We also used one of Paces Specialty Sauces recently on sale with a coupon. It was the 4-Cheese Mexican Cheese Sauce. Next time I will omit the cheddar and use just the sauce. It was delicious!!!! Thanks and I appreciate your affordable recipies. They bless our family.

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    15. tiana says

      April 29, 2009 at 5:24 pm

      tried these tonite, 2/3 kids liked them. so guess thats a good thing. wondering if you knew the nutritional info for these?, i track my eating… thnks

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      • Erin says

        April 30, 2009 at 11:20 am

        I’m sorry, but I don’t include nutritional info 🙁

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    16. tiana says

      April 29, 2009 at 5:25 pm

      forgot to add, that my dds did not like them on tortillas, but they ate it

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    17. Jacqueline says

      October 6, 2009 at 11:23 am

      I like this one because it has no meat, & is a complete protein without a lot of carbs. I have a problem most of the recipes here because they require cheap grades of meats from farm abused animals who are very sickly and dosed heavily with antibiotics I refuse to feed our family. Even my dogs only eat from the Whole Foods humanely raised standards without the drugs. I feel the same way about some of the dairy here, but it is just a few cents more per meal to get organic but way worth it. Otherwise great site, lots of great tips & glad you are into alternatives for food allergies, just wish this were practical for me.

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    18. Kasandra brown says

      November 30, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      I love this so much

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