Oh, Monday, you thought you had me beat, didn’t you?
After an incredibly lazy (joyfully so) weekend I had an unfortunate thought on Monday morning. Crap! I didn’t do any bulk cooking!
Not to fear because the lazy weekend left me wired with energy in the early hours of the day. First things first, I diced up some veggies and got a miso soup going on the stove. I also wanted to take a hearty salad to work for lunch. I had some veggies, but I was missing the “hearty.” I decided to make some lentils. Quick and easy!
Quick Italian Lentils
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Ingredients
- 1 cup brown lentils, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 dash garlic powder
- 2 – 3 dashes Italian seasoning (dry)
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a rice cooker.
Select regular (white rice) setting.
30 – 40 minutes later your lentils are ready!
Once the lentils were going in the rice cooker I simply chopped some romaine lettuce, added a few handfuls of baby spinach, a handful of broccoli slaw and a small, diced, plum tomato and tossed the veggies in Mulberry-Mustard Dressing and stored it in a container. When the lentils were done I added about half a cup to a small mason jar and tossed it in my lunch bag. A few hours later:
Take that, Monday!
JL Fields 
Responses
Looks great and super easy, perfect for me! 🙂
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why have i never thought to make lentils in my rice cooker?? great idea!
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I love it because you just start it and walk away! No stirring or watching the pot!
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Note to self: Eat more lentil salads.
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lentils are wonderful! i love how hearty and comforting they are. great recipe!
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Lentils are one of my favorite side dishes – and they really do last for days =)
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