Sweet and Sour Lentils
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Servings: 4 persons
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 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil ($.10)
Instructions
- Cook lentils in water with salt. Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes, until soft.
- When lentils are cooked, add apple juice, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and onion. Mix well and heat through until bubbly.
- Cook 1 cup rice with 2.5 cups water.
- Slice zucchini and saute in olive oil until tender.
- Serve lentils over rice. (Rice + Lentils = Complete Protein! Gotta love cheap protein!)
This is a CHEAP as it gets!!! Enjoy the meal and the bargain!
Micah and Katie says
What kind of lentils do you use in this recipe??
Micah and Katie says
oh and whats EVOO
$5 Dinner Mom says
EVOO = Extra virgen olive oil
Type of lentils…not sure! I don’t remember what kind I usually buy…I just grab them off the shelf. I imagine this would work with any or a variety.
Jen says
I just made this unassuming recipe and it was quite flavorful and delicious! Thankn Erin. Also, I didn’t have zucchini so I just microwaved a box of frozen (chopped) spinach and used my potato ricer to drain it before adding it to the lentil mixture. Can’t wait to let my husband & daughter try this for dinner. Yum!
Ebru says
pecorino is often also called ronamo over here. I guess the correct name is pecorino Romano: pecorino ronamo is a grating cheese and then there are pecorino sardo and toscano that are table cheeses. They are all made with sheep milk, but in different part of Italy.
Bonnie says
Micah and Katie: TEVOO means tablespoon, extra, virgin olive oil. Hopes this helpls you.