Mental With Lentil. Lentil Side Dish

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (16 ounce) bag dried lentils
• 1 medium size onion, diced
• 2 mushrooms, sliced thin and diced (i like to use 'stuffing' mushrooms because they are larger)
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 tablespoons of minced scallions
• 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 first off you need to boil the lentils, just follow the directions on the back of the bag.
• 2 while they are boiling bring a saute pan to medium heat with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 3 throw all the ingredients (not the lentils though) into the sauce pan and let them saute a bit.
• 4 after about 3 minutes add the water to the sauce pan and cover it.
• 5 let the veggies saute for another 5 minutes on low heat.
• 6 once the lentils are at your desired softness, strain them, and add the contents of the pan.
• 7 add salt and pepper to make it just right for you. personally i prefer nothing but the ingredients i put in, but each person is different and i recommend letting guests season it to their individual liking.