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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

• Source

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| 1. Combine the lentils and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for 25 minutes. Add the rice to the lentils, and continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. | 2. Fill a separate saucepan with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain. | 3. Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is lightly browned. Pour in the tomatoes and season with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat for 10 to 20 minutes. | 4. In a large serving dish, stir together the lentils, rice and macaroni. Mix in the tomato sauce until evenly coated. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
brown lentil	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
grain rice	3/4	cup	uncooked	506.4375	110.9306	9.8929	0.9158
elbow macaroni	1	cup		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
onion	2		chopped	120.0	28.02	3.3	0.3
garlic	4	cloves	minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
red pepper flake	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
salt pepper	to taste			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.