Skillet-Popped Lentils with Parsley recipe

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 ½ cups dry lentils
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup dried parsley

Nutrition Info

30 calories
carbohydrate: 1.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 2.5 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 90.1 mg
sugar: 0.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pour in lentils, cook and stir constantly until plump and coated with oil, about 5 minutes. Stir in cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper until lentils are brown around the edges, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in parsley, remove popped lentils from pan and serve.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

Toasted skillet-popped lentils seasoned with parsley and cayenne pepper. These nutty lentils make a delicious, low calorie, under-20-minute meal. If you love popcorn you will love these!

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