Dinner for 6
Instant Pot Lentils
Tender lentils, vegetables, tomatoes, and kielbasa cook under pressure with savory seasonings for a hearty one-pot meal.
$10.83for 4 servings
$2.71 per serving$10.83 for 4
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.
Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical | 14 oz | $1.54Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 33 oz | $2.32Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.34Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.43Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Kielbasa or smoked sausage$4.49 each typical | 1.25 | $5.53Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.54Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.45Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 14 oz | $1.12Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.28Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $16.24 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSoy sauceAsian sauces and pastesVinegar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cups split green lentils
- 4 cups unsalted chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 carrots
- 2 ribs celery
- 2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter
- 1 lb smoked kielbasa sausage
- 1 onion
- 1 shallot
- 6 cloves garlic
- 14 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 dash balsamic vinegar (optional)
- freshly grated parmesan cheese
Steps
- Set a 6-quart electric pressure cooker to sauté, melt the ghee, and cook the onion, shallot, carrots, celery, and garlic for 8 minutes.
- Add the sliced kielbasa and cook for 4 minutes.
- Stir in the lentils, stock, crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, cumin, soy sauce, and fish sauce.
- Seal the cooker and cook at high pressure for 15 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then release any remaining pressure.
- Remove the bay leaves, stir in the balsamic vinegar, and top each portion with Parmesan.
Swaps
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
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