Cooking in progress....

• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place lentils in saucepan and bring to a boil. Allow to simmer on low for 30 minutes, or until tender. | 2. While lentils are cooking, cook white rice in 2 cups of water, or according to package directions. | 3. Also, cook orzo in until al dente. | 4. Drain excess water from lentils, rice and orzo. | 5. Combine lentils, rice and orzo in large pot. | 6. Saute onions and garlic in pan in olive oil until browned. | 7. Add tomato sauce to onions and garlic and heat until bubbling. Remove from heat. Add pepper and salt. | 8. Place a serving of lentil mixture on a plate and cover with sauce. Sprinkle red pepper and chopped cilantro on top and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lentil	1	cup		81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
white rice	1	cup		675.25	147.9075	13.1905	1.2209999999999999
orzo pasta	1	cup	uncooked	-	-	-	-
onion	1		diced	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
garlic clove	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
tomato sauce	3	cups		-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
cilantro			chopped	-	-	-	-

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