Spinach With Lentils
Recipe: #5121
April 03, 2012
Categories: Side Dishes, Spinach Wok/Stir-Fry, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Dinner, more
" This recipe is low fat, not bad on calories either. Very satisfying. It can be a meal by itself"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (172.7 g)
- Calories 614.1
- Total Fat - 3.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 65.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 118.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 29 g
- Sugars - 4.3 g
- Protein - 28 g
- Calcium - 135.2 mg
- Iron - 6.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Put lentils into a saucepan along with the bay leaves and cover with water 1 inch over the lentils. Cook with a lid on the saucepan
Step 2
Bring to a boil and simmer for 40-50 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Watch that they don't cook dry, just add more water if needed
Step 3
Drain, keep warm
Step 4
Spray a large skillet or wok lightly with olive oil, saute the garlic until golden
Step 5
Add spinach, turning it, cook until the spinach is just wilted about 2 minutes
Step 6
Add lentils, salt pepper, mix, sprinkle with lemon juice and serve
Tips
No special items needed.