Saturday, April 30, 2011

Almost Too Filling

My husband is an eater. And by that I mean, he really can put a meal away. Which is great, but also a lot of work. So I'm constantly trying to find recipes that are simple yet very filling. I have found that the most filling meals tend to have a good healthy carb to protein ratio. I rarely use white rice, white flour or white pastas. I also use a lot of legumes and vegetables to balance out the brown rice, whole wheat pastas and whole wheat flours of the meal. The good thing about these ingredients is that not only are they healthy, but they also withstand the 'leftover' period. They transport well to work and are tasty reheated or eaten cold.

The following recipe will feed about 4 people. I doubled the recipe and it made TONS of leftovers, some of which I bagged into individual serving sizes in zipper bags and froze (these also reheated well). It is an Egyptian dish that blends rice, lentils tomatoes and savory seasonings into a beautifully layered, filling, nutritious meal. I will take this to the next potluck because it was so easy to make!

Egyptian Koshari

¾ cup lentils

4 cup water

¾ cup long grain brown rice

1 cup macaroni

Olive Oil

1 small red Onion, coarsely chopped

1 small Green, Yellow or Red Pepper, sliced

3-4 cloves Garlic, minced

15 oz can no-salt added diced tomatoes

Season with: Red pepper/cilantro/cumin/garlic powder/basil

Salt/pepper

To Do:

In a large pot, sauté the onion and garlic. Add 4c water/broth and brown rice. 5min later, add lentils. Simmer.

Boil macaroni separate according to package directions.

In a skillet, sauté onion, garlic and peppers. Add tomato, and seasoning. Simmer for 10-20min until flavorful and hot.

In a casserole or serving dish, layer macaroni followed by rice and lentils and topped with tomato mix. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Serve.

Happy Eatings,

Gabriella

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