Enjoy these grilled patties that are made using lentils, rice, onion and Progresso® Plain Bread Crumbs – serve with pizza sauce for a delicious dinner.
Lentil-Rice Patties
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 cup dry lentils, sorted, rinsed
- 1/2 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ Plain Bread Crumbs
- 1/4 cup shredded carrot
- Dash coarse ground black pepper
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
Instructions
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Step1GRILL DIRECTIONS: In medium saucepan, combine water and lentils. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add rice, onion and salt; mix well. Cover; simmer an additional 15 to 18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and lentils and rice are tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
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Step2Heat grill. Stir 2 tablespoons of the pizza sauce and remaining ingredients into lentil mixture, mashing mixture slightly while mixing. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. With wet hands, shape mixture into 6 patties, 1/2 inch thick.
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Step3When ready to grill, lightly oil grill rack. Place patties on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until patties are golden brown and firm, turning once.
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Step4In small saucepan, heat remaining pizza sauce until hot. To serve, spoon warm sauce over patties.
Nutrition
140
Calories
2g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Patty
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Very Lean Meat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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