Yummy Lentils and Spinach

[jensnoztree]

This was pretty yummy!  I used 4 cups of water and 1 cup of lentils and an extra handful of spinach leaves instead and it was still a bit soupy -- but not super watery.  I just used a straining spoon to serve.  I didn't measure my salt, and I think I added a little too much, but not so much so that it was ruined.  Yum!

[FeliciaM]

My son and I both enjoyed this.  I also used a bit less water and more lentils (2 cups of lentils, 7 cups of water) and I drained the tomatoes before adding them.  I'll make this again!   

[uhblondie]

Yummy indeed! I did have to add a lot of stuff, though, so I'd venture to guess that the recipe as is would be pretty bland. I used two low-sodium bouillon cubes added to the water, extra garlic, onion powder, black pepper, a 6 oz bag of baby spinach, and I didn't drain the tomatoes. As is, it is incredibly soupy, so for your average person I'd recommend cutting down to maybe 3 cups water. For broth-lovers like me, though, just drain most of the liquid and drink...yummmmm. After the specified cooking time, my lentils were still crunchy, so test them first. I forgot to add the lemon, and I didn't think it needed it, although I might give it a try next time. I'll also try sauteeing chopped onion and garlic and adding it to the mix, plus maybe a bay leaf while cooking and some liquid aminos. All in all, really good, really yummy, really healthy - can't lose! (P.S. I ate it straight - no rice needed.)

[ranifp]

this was really good. i just added water a little more than to cover the beans.  Added an extra clove of garlic b/c i loooove garlic so.  I didn't have any tomatoes on hand but the dish was delish without. thanks.

[tlimebu]

Oh my gosh! I made this last night for dinner. It is one of my new favorite recipes! I served it with brown rice but not really over the rice, more like I put some brown rice in the soupy mixture after the rice was cooked. I love it! I ate way more than my fair portion. Definitely will be making this on a regular basis.

[jasmeen]

OUTSTANDING!!!!    You can do alot of variations with this recipe! I sauted lots of onions and garlic and then added 2 cups of veggie broth, omitted the tomatoes and added french herbs, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and the red pepper flakes. I then tossed in a bag of spinach. I eat it with some yummy Pita Break flat bread crackers!

While it can be enjoyed any time of the day, I find its the perfect pre-workout meal!
Jas

[Cephi]

haven't tasted it yet -- it's cooking -- but I can say right now you need to use a big pot!  I put only three cups of water in with my lentils, in my biggest saucepan (2qt), and half the water bubbled out onto my range!    I hope the lentils turn out okay... I've never cooked them before.

[Cephi]

Delicious and easy.  This is going into heavy rotation with me.  The bottom lentils burned because of the lack of water, from the situation I described above, but that didn't affect the taste -- or maybe it even improved it a little.  To make up for the lack of moisture, I added all the juice from the can of tomatoes, along with about 1/3 cup water.  It was soupy enough after that for me to break out the ladle to serve.  It was really, REALLY tasty, and so easy!  And I COMPLETELY FORGOT the GARLIC!  I was shocked when I realized this, since I had been enjoying the flavor so much.  I had been intending to double the garlic, because I'm a fiend for the stuff, but even without it this made a great dinner.  It will tomorrow, too; yay leftovers.

[happypanda]

For something so simple, this is ridiculously delicious.  I did modify the recipe a bit....I just used a can of lentils and heated those up with the tomatoes.  I sautéed onions, garlic, and spinach and added this to the lentils and heated through.  Then I served it over rice that I had cooked in broth.  Deeeelish.  Also pretty, I should have taken a picture but I couldn't wait to eat it!

[tofreak]

Very Very Very delish. I added garlic and used Quinoa in it, gave it such good flavor and color.

[cmj101]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was just looking for a recipe that i had everything for in my house and tried this out.
I still can't believe how good it is! 

[SnowQueen690]

This was very good.  I used the recommend amount of water but a cup of lentils, it was a bit watery, may want to use less water next time, and I added more spinach.

But it was a tad bland so instead of using lemon juice I added apple cider vineger and hot sauce, that spiced it up great!  It was delicious.

[mistydslittle]

This was great! I had some extra veggies I needed to use, so I added them. Before cooking the lentils, I cooked an onion, 4 small red potatoes, some zucchini, carrots, and green onions. I added the water and lentils after they cooked for a while and then followed the directions. I also used one cup of lentils and 4 cups of water. When I added the tomatoes, I added a can of chick peas.
Thanks for the recipe!

[SollysMom]

My husband and I really liked this recipe.  I didn't want it to be soupy, so I used 1 cup of lentils and only 3 cups of water (and no liquid from can of tomatoes).  It was still slightly soupy, so I'll probably try just 2 cups of water next time.  I also used an entire bag of baby spinach, and 2 cloves of garlic instead of 1.   Will probably use more salt and red pepper flakes next time.  This one is definitely going into our rotation though!