Packed with flavor, this one pot inexpensive vegetarian lentils rice and potatoes recipe is an easy healthy and delicious meal or side dish! The lentils rice and potatoes all cook in one dish, use these simple ingredients, stores extremely well and feeds an army!

Lentils Rice And Potatoes

I couldn't possibly give this recipe sufficient credit based purely on a recipe and some photos because the taste and the simplicity of it speaks volumes.

I have a lot of love for brown rice and lentils and if my children read this, hopefully 🙂 they would agree wholeheartedly. An affordable and nutritious meal!

If you prefer serving lentils with meat then try my Lentils and Sausage recipe which is packed with flavor! Here is an instant pot delicioius lentil recipe Lentil Soup Instant Pot.

Can You Cook Rice And Lentils Together?

Yes absolutely. I make lentils a lot and at times I add ingredients like spinach, broccali and potatoes but never post about it. This time, I decided to post this one pot meal to show the conveniece of cooking rice and lentils together.

How To Cook Lentils With Rice

The minute you add lentils with rice you have a complete protein meal. Add water to cover the lentils and rice, cover and bring to a boil, then immediately lower to a simmer. Simmer with the lid on until the lentils are soft. Check in to make sure they have sufficient water to prevent them from burning.

What To Add When Cooking Lentils

For an easy lentils recipe I have shared Lentils and Sausage where one of the recipes uses 4 ingredients, quick and easy. Cooking lentils with rice is as easy as combing them together and adding aromatics if you want. Ingredients like, onion, garlic, chili, spices like cumin, coriander, paprika all go really well with lentils and rice. You can also start by creating a base of aromatics to sear the potatoes before adding the rice to get a nice golden brown on the potatoes.

Are Lentils Healthy?

Lentils are a super food. Packed with protein, vitamins and minerals, fiber and iron plus they are easy to store both before and after being cooked. Here are some lentil benefits;

Affordable
High protein source
Plant based
High nutritional value
They cook quickly
Rich in fibre and iron
Easy to cook

If there's a food group that we should be including more often in our diets it's legumes. The likes of lentils, chickpeas and beans are really good for the body unless for health reasons you cannot eat them.

Do Lentils Need To Be Rinsed?

Personally I always clean and rinse lentils when cooking them. Pour them onto a tray or plate and just give the a touch with your hand as you roll it over. If you feel or see anything odd like a small stone remove it. Pour the lentils into a sift and rinse them under cold water. You can wash them in a bowl or pot but I prefer the water running through them and taking any dust with it.

BUT ... That was before today! Today you can buy lentils that go straight into the pot with no cleaning and no rinsing!

Ingredients Needed For Lentils Rice and Potatoes

Lentils
Rice
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Oil
Salt
Involtini spice - Smell and Taste
Parsley

Rice: Basmati brown rice is the rice of choice because it's a slower cooking rice so you dont end up with mushy rice. You can however, use basmatic while rice

Wash the rice a few times and not until the water runs clear, just a few times to remove the obvious white color. Pour into a bowl, pour fresh water over it and let it stand for 30 minutes.

Lentils

Brown lentils - follow the steps above for cleaning the lentils and then soak in water for 30 minutes.

Potatoes - Cut the potatoes into small pieces since they take long to cook.

Onions

Yellow onion - Use up the recommended number of onions as in the recipe card below. I had a half an onion left from another meal and included that too. So if you have a piece of onion left use it up in this recipe. Onions add a lot of flavor especially when cooked on low heat and left to caramelize.

Spices

Involtini spice - We need a combination of warm spices with the right balance of heat and those earthy umami flavors and our Involtini spice was created for those tastes, textures and flavors. Otherwise use your favorite warm spices.

Garlic

Because all good food starts with garlic? Maybe so but it also has health benefits. I've always used garlic as a natural antibiotic for my children when they were little. Soaked overnight with a few other ingredients can take the cough away 🙂

Passata

If you don't have passata substitute it with a cup of canned chopped tomatoes.

This recipe uses regular pantry ingredients, is fuss free, easy, healthy and very convenient.

How To Cook Lentils Rice and Potatoes

How To Store Lentils

Store in an airtight container, casserole dish, bowl with cling wrap over and leave it in the fridge overnight. If you plan on leaving it longer than a day then transfer it to a sealable container and it 4 to 5 days in the fridge! Just get it into the microwave for a minute on high to reheat and add a splash of water if necessary.

Freeze

Freezing lentils recipes is a breeze and they freeze very well for up to 3 months. Alyways make sure that when you freeze food it,s completely cooled and properly wrapped and closed well.

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