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Spiced Lentils with Carrots
These warm, sweet, and savory spiced lentils hold up well as leftovers and make the perfect cozy vegetarian meal prep.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Dice the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, and peel and dice the carrots.
garlic ($0.16)4 clovescarrots (about 2 cups chopped) ($0.56)4
2
Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and olive oil to a deep skillet. Sauté over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent (about five minutes).
garlic ($0.16)4 clovesolive oil ($0.44)2 Tbsp
3
Add the diced carrots, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, and crushed red pepper to the skillet. Continue to sauté for about two minutes more.
carrots (about 2 cups chopped) ($0.56)4ground cumin ($0.10)1 tsp
4
Next, add the uncooked lentils, tomato paste, raisins or chopped apricots, and broth to the skillet. Stir until the tomato paste has dissolved into the broth. Place a lid on the skillet and turn the heat up to high.
tomato paste ($0.15)3 Tbsp
5
Allow the broth to come to a full boil. Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium-low and let the lentils simmer in the broth with the lid on for ⏱️ 30 minutes, stirring only occasionally.
6
After ⏱️ 30 minutes the lentils and carrots should be very tender. Give the lentils a taste and add salt or pepper if needed (this will depend on the salt content of your broth, I did not add any).
carrots (about 2 cups chopped) ($0.56)4
7
Serve the spiced lentils with crusty bread for dipping, or over a bed of polenta or mashed potatoes. Top with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
chopped parsley (optional) ($0.10)1 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
314 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1.25 cup
fiber Content
18 g
sodium Content
851 mg
protein Content
14 g
carbohydrate Content
49 g
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