This a very easy meal I’ve been making for myself lately. I’ll cook up a big batch on Sunday and have it for dinner most of the week. It’s awesome because it’s dirt cheap, easy, and you can eat a ton of it while feeling satisfied by never lethargic.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound lentils
• 1 can diced tomato
• 1 cup cooked white rice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 strips of bacon
• Sauce of choice to taste (I’ve used a number of different stir fry sauces with good success)

Method:

• Bring lentils and 5-8 cups of water to a boil.
• Simmer for about 15 minutes. However, I suggest checking for doneness starting around the 10 minute mark to make sure they don’t get mushy on you.
• Brown your bacon and then cut it up into small pieces.
• Sautee the chopped onion and cook until the onion softens and browns a bit.
• Drain the lentils and then stir in all the rest of the stuff including any sauce you want.

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