Dinner for 4

Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Curry

Name: Slow Cooker Lentil Quinoa Curry
Total time: 430 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth; 1 cup lite coconut milk; 1/2 head cauliflower; 1 large sweet potato; 1 bell pepper; 1 large carrot; 1 clove garlic; 3/4 cup red lentils; 1/4 cup quinoa; 3 1/2 tbsp red curry paste; 2 tsp fresh ginger; 1/2 tsp turmeric (optional); 1/2 tsp salt

$7.96for 4430 minServes 4

Red lentils, quinoa, vegetables, coconut milk, and curry paste cook slowly into a thick, warmly spiced curry.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	21 oz	$1.45Typical price
	Coconut milk$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Cauliflower$3.29 each typical	0.5	$1.65Typical price
	Sweet potatoes$1.29/lb typical	0.65 lb	$0.81Typical price
	Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
	Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.21Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical	5.25 oz	$0.58Typical price
	Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.96

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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Swaps

Swap Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

430 minstart to table
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4servings as written
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Typical price

$1.99 per serving$7.96 for 4

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup lite coconut milk
1/2 head cauliflower
1 large sweet potato
1 bell pepper
1 large carrot
1 clove garlic
3/4 cup red lentils
1/4 cup quinoa
3 1/2 tbsp red curry paste
2 tsp fresh ginger
1/2 tsp turmeric (optional)
1/2 tsp salt

Steps

Cut the cauliflower, sweet potato, bell pepper, and carrot into bite-size pieces, then mince the garlic.
Add the vegetables, garlic, lentils, quinoa, curry paste, ginger, turmeric, and salt to a 6-quart slow cooker.
Pour in the vegetable broth and coconut milk, and stir until combined.
Cover and cook on low for 7 hours, or until the lentils, quinoa, and vegetables are tender.
Stir the curry and cook uncovered for 10 minutes to thicken.

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