Latest revision as of 22:47, 30 June 2012

Serves: 4

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes+

From: The gourmet vegetarian slow cooker by Lynn Alley

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried lentils

3/4 arborio rice

4 cups water

1 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. butter

1/2 yellow onion, chopped

black pepper

1 tbsp. olive oil

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1/4 finely chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Directions

Step 1

Thoroughly rinse the lentils and rice removing stones and dirt.

Step 2

Place in slow cooker with water and salt.

Step 3

In a saute pan insert butter and saute onions for 10 minutes until golden brown.

Step 4

Add onions to lentils and rice and cover and cook on high for about 2 hours, or until both lentils and rice are tender. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.

Step 5

Top each serving with a drizzle of olive oin and a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese and parsley.