Dinner for 4

Middle Eastern Mujadara

Name: Middle Eastern Mujadara
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 cup brown or green lentils; 1 1/2 cups rice; 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tbsp coriander; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp chili powder (optional); 2 cloves garlic; 1 onion; 2 tsp salt (optional); 4 tbsp oil; 1 onion (optional); lemon wedges (optional)

Tender lentils and spiced rice cook together, then pair with deeply browned onions and fresh herbs.

Typical price

$3.55for 4 servings

$0.89 per serving$3.55 for 4

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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.

This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.

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100 minstart to table
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4servings as written
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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical	7 oz	$0.77Typical price
Rice$0.08/oz typical	9.75 oz	$0.78Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.6 lb	$0.77Typical price
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.55

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 cup brown or green lentils
1 1/2 cups rice
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp coriander
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp chili powder (optional)
2 cloves garlic
1 onion
2 tsp salt (optional)
4 tbsp oil
1 onion (optional)
lemon wedges (optional)

Steps

Rinse the lentils and simmer them in water for 25 minutes, until tender but firm.
Rinse the rice and cook it in water with half the salt for 20 minutes, until tender.
Slice the onions and mince the garlic.
Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the onions for 25 minutes, until deeply browned.
Add the garlic, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, chili powder, and remaining salt, then cook for 2 minutes.
Fold the lentils and rice into the onion mixture.
Rest the mujadara for 10 minutes, then stir in the cilantro or parsley.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

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