Italian Lentils & Rice
By: Batya
Published: Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 8:15pm

Ingredients




2 cups dried green or brown lentils
1 cup raw rice
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 cups canned Italian plum tomatoes with basil
Salt or Spike or Mrs. Dash Seasoning

Preparation

1 Boil lentils in salted water to just cover until tender. 2 Cook 1 cup raw rice separately in the meantime. 3 Then combine lentils and rice with olive oil, bay leaves, and oregano. 4 Add 1 ½ cups canned Italian plum tomatoes with basil. 5 Simmer about ½ hour. 6 Check seasoning and add salt or other to taste. 7 Serve hot as a vegetarian supper dish.