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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Saute onions in oil until soft and translucent. Add garlic and cook for another minute or two, but do not allow to burn. | 2. Add lentils and toss with oil and onions to coat. Add 4 cups of water and cook for about 30 minutes until the lentils begin to soften. | 3. Add canned tomatoes, seasonings, TVP and additional water and cook for about 30 minutes more. | 4. Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar. | 5. We serve this both in traditional tacos and over rice, topped with all the fixings - tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers, salsa, cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, etc. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	4	cups	chopped	256.0	59.776	7.04	0.64
garlic clove	7		minced	31.29	6.9426	1.3356	0.105
olive oil	4	tablespoons		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
lentil	2	cups		163.24	34.0956	13.7984	0.847
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
chili powder	4	tablespoons		90.24	15.904000000000002	4.3072	4.5696
cilantro	2	teaspoons		0.1533	0.0245	0.0142	0.0035
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
parsley	1	teaspoon		0.45	0.0791	0.0371	0.0099
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
cayenne	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cumin	1/4	teaspoon		1.9688	0.2323	0.0935	0.1169
vegetable protein	2	cups	textured	-	-	-	-
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
dark brown sugar	3	teaspoons		-	-	-	-

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