Ok, this is a SUPER simple and seriously the Best Creamiest Lentil And Rice Soup you will ever make. Along, with a bonus of 5 Benefits for adding this Power House Budget Friendly Whole Food To Your Weekly Menu.
On my busiest “oh I forgot to think about dinner” days. This is a go to, its fast and super easy!
And the benefits of this power house budget friendly whole food, may just have you adding it to your weekly menu.
Insta Pot is where its at with this soup.
While you can use a crock pot or even a stove top for this recipe, the insta pot is just where its at for me, when it come to this delicious creamy soup. I have tried all three ways of making it, and it is just not the same level of goodness making it in anything else but the insta pot.
For reference, my husband and I traveled the states before settling here at our homestead, and we would frequently stay at campgrounds around friends, and invite them to share a meal with us.
I used the insta pot A LOT on the road, because it was super quick and super easy. One day, I had to make extra of this creamy lentils and rice soup, because I had a bigger group. So, I made a batch in the insta pot and a batch on the stove top.
Someone had to leave early that evening, and because I started the stove top creamy lentils and rice soup first, it was already sitting there for a couple hours, so I decided to serve that first.
We ended up eating through the stove top version pretty quickly, and by that time my insta pot version of this creamy lentils and rice soup was ready to serve! After our guests started eating it, they could not believe the difference, and started to make comments asking why I saved the BEST for last?
Haha! Of course that was not my intention but, that is when I knew I wanted this recipe to always be an Insta Pot recipe
It was SO perfectly creamy and delicious. So it is my firm belief that if you only own an Insta pot, just to make this one budget friendly Creamy Lentils and Rice soup, its worth your dime.
However, I can promise you that you will find a multitude of other uses for the Insta Pot gadget.
Gosh, I was not intending to promote the Insta Pot SO much in this post, but I could not leave it unsaid that it makes this lentils and rice soup the creamiest version of itself.
This is one of the most delicious lentils soup recipes you will ever try. It's quick easy and you probably have all if not most of the ingredients sitting on your shelf!
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 1/2cupsbrown rice
1 1/2 cupslentils
1 1/2 tspThyme
1 1/2 tspgarlic powder
1 1/4tspsalt
2 1/2 TbsLiquid Aminos
10 cupsHot water
5 ozBaby Spinach (optional)
Instructions
Toss all ingredients in a big pot.
Insta Pot Directions- Put on Bean/Chili setting for 28 min. Best tasting!
Crock Pot Directions- Put on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
5 Reasons For Adding Lentils To Your Whole Food List
BUDGET FRIENDLY- Who doesn’t love budget friendly foods and in todays world we need more budget friendly meals that can stretch!
Protein Packed- It has 18 grams of protein per cup serving! Definitely doesn’t replace good grass fed meat protein in my book, but hey makes a great meatless Monday kind of meal.
Lentils are a great source of Iron, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B1, and Manganese which his essential for your brain’s function, your nervous system and many of your body’s enzyme systems.
After chicken and beef liver, lentils are the second highest food in folate on this planet! Folate is essential for over half the population as a lack of folate can limit your body’s ability to properly convert hom*ocysteine into methionine.
In addition to many other great antioxidant foods adding lentils to your list of polyphenol rich foods. can help improve your blood sugar levels, reduce your risk of developing a blood clots, boost your focus and memory… and some experts believe it can lower the risk of cancer.
Ingredients For The Best Creamiest Lentil And Rice Soup
1 1/2 cups rice
1 1/2 cups lentils
1 1/2 tsp. thyme
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 Tbs. Liquid Aminos
10 cups water
Insta Pot Cooking Instructions For Best Creamiest Lentil And Rice Soup
Throw everything into the Insta Pot and cook on the bean and chili setting for 28-30 min.
Enjoy plain, or top with tomatoes, green onions and a pinch of cilantro.
Crock Pot Cooking Instructions For Best Creamiest Lentil And Rice Soup
Toss everything in your crock pot and let cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for up to 8 hours.
Leftovers!
So, I make a double batch of this, that way I can have leftovers. So far we are hooked on enchiladas, super simple and transforms the leftovers into what taste like a completely different meal!
Lentils and rice are two very versatile and healthy ingredients that can be spiced and seasoned in a million different ways. For this recipe, I took inspiration from my Spanish vegan lentil stew and incorporated Mediterranean vegetables and a touch of Spanish smoked paprika.
As opposed to animal proteins, most vegetable proteins do not contain a complete set of essential amino acids. However, vegetables like lentils are high in fiber and other nutrients. Lentils can be combined with other ingredients like rice to form a “complete protein” with a full complement of amino acids.
If you have a few root vegetables hanging out in your fridge, those are also great with lentils, like in this warm lentil and root vegetable salad with parsnips and carrots. Lentils are particularly nice with cheese, as in this grilled halloumi and lentil salad.
Thus, you may complete the amino acid profile of a lentil dish by adding a handful of almonds. Use your imagination and try different kinds of each, like pinto, kidney, black, white, garbanzo, or basmati rice combined with wild, basmati, brown, white, or black beans.
Grains Grains, such as rice, oats, wheat, rye and corn, can act as complementary proteins for legumes such as lentils. They contain the cysteine and methionine that lentils lack, and lentils provide the lysine that grains do not contain enough of. Whole grains are a more nutritious option than refined grains.
Best of all, black lentils are the most nutritious variety of lentils, boasting the highest amount of protein, plus high levels of calcium, potassium, and iron.
Most people can enjoy lentils as part of their regular diet without any concern. But lentils also contain natural compounds called anti-nutrients. These substances bind with nutrients like iron and zinc, making them harder for our bodies to absorb. Soaking and cooking lentils can help reduce this effect.
The optimal ratio for enhancing protein absorption when combining rice and lentils is a 1:1 ratio. Lentils are rich in protein but low in sulfur amino acids (SAA), affecting their metabolic availability.
Lentils are rich in fibre, folate and potassium making them a great choice for the heart and for managing blood pressure and cholesterol. They are also a source of energising iron and vitamin B1 which helps maintain a steady heartbeat.
If you don't have stock on hand, add onion, carrots, celery, garlic cloves and/or herbs to the pot. All of these are mild flavors that can jump in any direction depending on how you're going to use the cooked lentils.
Lentils belong to the legume family. They are a good source of B vitamins, folate, iron, and potassium. They also contain high levels of protein and fiber. Lentils are relatively quick and easy to prepare, and their low cost makes them an accessible form of high quality protein for many people around the world.
Black Beluga lentils have the most flavor, adding a rich, earthy taste and a firm texture that holds up well during cooking. Black lentils will be ready in 20–25 minutes; however, they will fall apart like their brown, green, and red partners once you cook them for too long.
Urad dal or black lentil is one of the most nutritious pulses known to mankind. Low in fat and calories, Urad dal helps to improve digestion. With it being a rich source of protein and vitamin B3, it makes our bones stronger and is said to boost energy levels, enhance heart health and strengthen our nervous system.
The combination of beans and rice creates a complete protein. Beans alone and rice alone both lack certain essential amino acids. If eaten together, however, each contributes what the other is missing to form a complete protein.
That friction creates the starchy dust that coats the rice, and it's that starch that is responsible for the grains clumping together and sometimes giving the finished pot a gummy texture. Rinsing or washing rice removes that excess starch, resulting in grains that are more separate when cooked.
Choose lentils instead of rice when seeking higher protein content or higher fiber content. Brown rice has 4.52 g of protein and 3.5 g of fiber per 1-cup serving, while lentils have 17.86 g of protein and 15.6 g of fiber for only 12 more calories per serving.
Introduction: My name is Dr. Pierre Goyette, I am a enchanting, powerful, jolly, rich, graceful, colorful, zany person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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