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Omegasox
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I get sick of eating chicken and (insert veg here) every day so I find the need to spice it up every now and then. I found a great recipe that makes Lentils actually enticing! You can tweak it around to make it how you like it, but here is the basic gist of it.
* 2/3 cup lentils
* 1-1/2 cups water
* 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
* 2 Tbs. green onions, chopped
* 1/8 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
* 1 cup cooked chicken, diced
* 1/2 cup celery, diced
* 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
* 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
Rinse lentils in cold water and drain. Bring water to a boil in a heavy nonstick pan over medium high heat. Reduce heat and add lentils. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes, or until lentils are just tender. Drain and refrigerate until cooled. Combine next 3 ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Combine cooled lentils, chicken and final 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour in dressing and mix gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Per serving: calories 280, fat 12.6g, cholesterol 33mg, protein 19.0g, carbohydrates 24.2g, fiber 11.1g, sugar 3.3g, sodium 105mg.
Those are the breakdowns for the above amounts, but I usually make mine with 1 to 1 1/4 cup of Lentils and 1.5 pounds of Chicken so the protein and carb/fiber counts will be higher. The sauce doesn't amount to much flavor, so I typically put in less mayo and more hot sauce. The majority of the flavor comes from the cucumber and onion anyway, imo. (I put in a TON of onion)
Once all is said and done I have a bowl that makes for ~8 servings.
* 2/3 cup lentils
* 1-1/2 cups water
* 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
* 2 Tbs. green onions, chopped
* 1/8 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
* 1 cup cooked chicken, diced
* 1/2 cup celery, diced
* 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
* 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
Rinse lentils in cold water and drain. Bring water to a boil in a heavy nonstick pan over medium high heat. Reduce heat and add lentils. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes, or until lentils are just tender. Drain and refrigerate until cooled. Combine next 3 ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Combine cooled lentils, chicken and final 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour in dressing and mix gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Per serving: calories 280, fat 12.6g, cholesterol 33mg, protein 19.0g, carbohydrates 24.2g, fiber 11.1g, sugar 3.3g, sodium 105mg.
Those are the breakdowns for the above amounts, but I usually make mine with 1 to 1 1/4 cup of Lentils and 1.5 pounds of Chicken so the protein and carb/fiber counts will be higher. The sauce doesn't amount to much flavor, so I typically put in less mayo and more hot sauce. The majority of the flavor comes from the cucumber and onion anyway, imo. (I put in a TON of onion)
Once all is said and done I have a bowl that makes for ~8 servings.
