Dinner for 5
Maple Lentils with Sweet Potato
$4.81for 445 minServes 5
Green lentils simmer with sweet potato, apple, tomatoes, maple syrup, and molasses for a hearty one-pot meal.
Photo: ohsheglows.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical | 14 oz | $1.54Typical price |
 | Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
 | Apples$1.79/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.67Typical price |
| Sweet potatoes$1.29/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $0.65Typical price |
 | Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 14 oz | $1.12Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.01 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Honey or maple syrupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarMustard, mayo, ketchupDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsVinegar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 5servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianDairy-freeGluten-freeBudgetFamilyDinnersFall
$1.20 per serving$4.81 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.
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry green lentils
- 1 sweet onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 sweet apple
- 1 sweet potato
- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp blackstrap molasses
- 2 tsp regular mustard
- 3/4 tsp fine grain sea salt + ground pepper (optional)
- 1 3/4 tbsp apple cider vinegar (optional)
Steps
- Rinse the lentils and place them in a large pot with enough water to cover them by 2 inches.
- Add the diced onion, garlic, and sweet potato, then simmer uncovered for 25 minutes.
- Stir in the diced apple, tomatoes, maple syrup, molasses, mustard, salt, pepper, and vinegar.
- Simmer the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes, until the lentils and sweet potato are tender.
- Add water as needed and cook for 2 more minutes until the mixture is thick but moist.
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