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Rice Cooker Lentils

Keri Bevan
Can you cook perfect lentils in a rice cooker? Absolutely! This three ingredient recipe will show you how easy it is to turn your rice cooker into a lentil cooker.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 5 servings
Calories 151 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup green or brown lentils
  • 2½ cups vegetable broth *or water
  • 2 cloves garlic (optional) finely minced

Instructions
 

  • In a strainer, wash the lentils under cold water.
  • Lightly grease the bottom and sides of the rice cooker with cooking spray or cooking oil and a paper towel.
  • Add the lentils, vegetable broth and minced garlic to the rice cooker. If you have it, set your rice cooker to grain mode. If you don't have grain mode, set it to high, or simply turn it on (as you would to cook rice).
  • Put the lid on and cook for 40 minutes, removing the lid and stirring once at the halfway point.

Notes

  1. One cup of dried lentils will yield 2 ½ cups of cooked lentils.

Nutrition

Calories: 151kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 10gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 473mgPotassium: 5mgFiber: 12gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 250IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 3mg
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