Recipe: Cinnamon Rice and Lentils

[scrappycat]

I just typed this into Mastercook. I have not tried it yet, but it sounds good!
Pam


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Cinnamon Rice and Lentils

Recipe By :Julee Rosso
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup golden raisins
1 tablespoon applejack, Calvados, or Grand Marnier
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
4 canela sticks (Mexican cinnamon) or 1 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup lentils
1/2 cup brown basmati rice
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoons orange zest -- minced
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup fresh mint

Combine the raisins with the applejack. Set aside to plump.

Place the broth and cinnamon in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in the lentils, rice, oil, and raisins, and return to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover tightly. Let the rice simmer, undisturbed, for about 35 minutes.

Uncover the pan and toss the rice with the remaining ingredients. Adjust seasoning to taste.

Source:
"Great Good Food....Luscious-Lower Fat Cooking"
Copyright:
"1993 by Julee Rosso"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 111 Calories; 3g Fat (22.1% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 194mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[tuff2000]

thank you so much for typing this. I absolutely love to throw cinnamon into meals, and this sounds perfect!

[newcook]

Sounds delicious, I have it copied to try.

Thanks for posting the recipe

Daniele

[Alethea]

I made this last night, and it was very tasty. I used one cinnamon stick, and soaked my raisins in grand marnier. I've made a couple cinnamon rice dishes before, but I really liked the addition of lentils in this. Thanks for sharing!:)
-Thea