Brown Rice With Lentils Recipe

• 1 c. brown rice Water
• 1 c. green lentils
• 1 c. minced onion
• 2 x garlic cloves chopped Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 c. diced carrots
• 1/2 lb mushrooms diced
• 1 x tomato minced
• 3 x green onions minced Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/3 c. minced cilantro
• 1 tsp salt

1. Place rice in steamer with 1 1/4 c. water.
2. Cover and steam till rice is tender and water absorbed, 55 min to 1 hour.
3. (Or possibly place rice in saucepan with 2 c. water, bring to boil, cover and simmer over low heat till rice is tender, about 45 min.)
4. Combine lentils and 2 c. water in saucepan.
5. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer till lentils are tender, 30 to 35 min.
6. Add in more water toward end of cooking, if necessary.
7. Drain and set aside.
8. Saute/fry onion and garlic in skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray over medium-low heat till tender, 2 to 3 min.
9. Stir in carrots and 1/2 c. water.
10. Bring to simmer, cover, and cook till carrots are just tender, about 5 min.
11. Stir in mushrooms.
12. Cook and stir about 1 minute.
13. Combine rice and lentils in serving bowl.
14. Stir in onion mix, then tomato, green onions, lemon juice and cilantro.
15. Season with salt.
16. This recipe yields about 7 c..

brown rice water, green lentils, onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, tomato, green onions, cilantro, salt

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/brown-rice-with-lentils-93785 (may not work)