Dinner for 3

Peruvian Rice and Lentils

Name: Peruvian Rice and Lentils
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 1 cup dried brown lentils; 7 1/4 cups water; 2 tsp finely chopped garlic; 6 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 cup long-grain white rice; 1 small red onion; 1 tbsp crema

$4.20for 445 minServes 3

Brown lentils and white rice cook separately before joining garlic, onion, oil, and crema for a hearty Peruvian meal.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Dried beans and lentils, 7 oz$0.11/oz typical	7 oz	$0.77Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
	Rice, 6.5 oz$0.08/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.52Typical price
	Red onions, 0.75 lb$1.49/lb typical	0.75 lb	$1.12Typical price
	Heavy cream, 0.5 oz$0.22/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.11Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.15

Swaps

Swap red onions for onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
Swap dried beans and lentils for canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

Latin American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.05 per serving$4.20 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.

Ingredients

1 cup dried brown lentils
7 1/4 cups water
2 tsp finely chopped garlic
6 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 small red onion
1 tbsp crema

Steps

Rinse the lentils and place them in a medium saucepan with 4 cups water.
Bring the lentils to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 25 minutes until tender.
Cook the rice with 2 1/4 cups water in a covered saucepan for 18 minutes.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Drain the lentils and stir them into the skillet with the cooked rice.
Cook the mixture for 3 minutes, then stir in the crema.

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