Rice with Lentils
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Rice with Lentils Recipe. Rice, lentils, and bacon. It's the bacon that makes it so good. It's a great side dish that will make any meal special.
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Be The First To Review This RecipeIngredients
| lentil | 1 cup | |
| bay leaf | 1 | |
| bell pepper | 1 | cored, seeded, and diced |
| water | 7 cups | |
| olive oil | 1/4 cup | |
| bacon | 1/2 lb | |
| onion | 1 | diced |
| garlic clove | 2 | diced |
| salt | 1 tsp | to taste |
| black pepper | 1/4 tsp | to taste |
| oregano (dried) | 1/2 tsp | |
| cumin | 1/2 tsp | |
| rice, long white grain | 2 cups |
Directions
- In a saucepan combine the water, lentils, bay leaf, and half of the diced bell pepper and bring to a simmer. Cook for 45 to 60 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
- Remove the bay leaf and strain the lentils reserving the cooking liquid.
- Add the olive oil to the saucepan and heat over medium heat.
- Add the bacon, onion, remaining diced bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add the lentils and the remaining ingredients to the sauce pan.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved cooking liquid for each cup of rice in the recipe. If there is not enough cooking liquid left you may use water to compensate.
- Cook until all the liquid has been absorbed by the rice which should take about 15 minutes.
- Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to make sure the rice does not stick and burn.
