green lentils with tomatoes and thyme

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Lentils with Tomatoes and Thyme

 

Recipe By :Cheap and Easy by Rose Elliot

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup green or puy lentils

2 tablespoons butter

2 large onions -- thinly sliced

1 garlic clove -- crushed

2 teaspoons dried thyme -- (2-3)

2 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes -- (2.5-cups)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley -- (2-3)

salt and black pepper

 

Put lentils into large saucepan, cover generously with water and boil gently

until tender - 45 to 60 minutes. Drain well.

 

Melt butter in large saucepan and fry the onions until tender. Add garlic,

thyme, tomatoes, drained lentils and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.

Reheat gently and serve.

 

 

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1027 Calories; 27g Fat (22.3% calories

from fat); 60g Protein; 149g Carbohydrate; 68g Dietary Fiber; 62mg Cholesterol;

299mg Sodium. Exchanges: 7 1/2 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 7 Vegetable; 4

1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : Simple dish is nicest when made with fresh tomatoes. Serve with crusty

bread or rolls. If there's leftover, try it cold as a salad. Rescale the

ingredients equally for fewer or more servings; (halved, quartered, doubled,

etc.)

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 903920 0 0 0 0 1514 0 0

 

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