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Egg Cup Lentil Bowls

Name: Egg Cup Lentil Bowls
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup dry lentils; 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup dried parsley; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; salt & pepper to taste; 4 eggland's best eggs (large); 1 large red bell pepper; salt & pepper to taste

August 23, 2017

Eggland's Best

Simple yet delicious - try this recipe at home

Eggland's Best

Healthy yet delicious and made in under 30 minutes.

Recipe courtesy of Eggland's Best.

Ready in

25 m

Servings

343

Calories Per Serving

Ingredients

For the Lentils

1 1/2 Cup dry lentils
1 Teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 Cup dried parsley
1/2 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt & pepper to taste

For the Egg Cups

4 Eggland's Best Eggs (large)
1 large red bell pepper
salt & pepper to taste

Directions

For the Lentils

In a medium skillet, warm to medium heat & add olive oil

Once the oil is hot, add lentils stirring them to coat in oil

After 5 minutes, the lentils will start to plump up

Continuing stirring the lentils & moving them around the pan

Add salt, pepper & cayenne to the skillet & stir another 5-7 minutes

When the lentils appear brown around the edges, add parsley and remove from pan

For the Egg Cups

While lentils are cooking, slice bell pepper into 4 rings then remove ribs & seeds as necessary

Heat a small skillet over medium heat and spray with nonstick cooking spray

Cook bell peppers 3-4 minutes on each side until slightly softened

Crack an egg into the middle of each bell pepper, it is fine if some egg seeps through the pepper

Add salt & pepper to each egg

Cook 4 minutes then place skillet under a low broiler for 5 minutes or until the top is baked through

Remove eggs from oven & remove any egg on the outside of the bell pepper with your hand

Divide lentils into 4 bowls, top with egg cups & enjoy!

Nutritional Facts

Servings4

Calories Per Serving343

Total Fat6g10%

Sugar3gN/A

Saturated2g8%

Cholesterol160mg53%

Protein24g48%

Carbs49g16%

Vitamin A141µg16%

Vitamin B120.4µg6.4%

Vitamin B60.6mg30.1%

Vitamin C58mg96%

Vitamin D0.9µg0.2%

Vitamin E2mg9%

Vitamin K28µg35%

Calcium71mg7%

Fiber9g36%

Folate (food)387µgN/A

Folate equivalent (total)387µg97%

Iron6mg33%

Magnesium51mg13%

Monounsaturated3gN/A

Niacin (B3)2mg12%

Phosphorus306mg44%

Polyunsaturated1gN/A

Potassium681mg19%

Riboflavin (B2)0.4mg24.9%

Sodium370mg15%

Thiamin (B1)0.7mg44.8%

Zinc3mg21%