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Rice Sauté with Lentils and Pumpkin
ingredients
8
Difficulty
Easy
Time
30'
2 servings
Fresh ingredients
![garlic](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/ajo/ajo_1687941004.jpg)
garlic
1 clove
![water](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/agua/agua_1687941026.jpg)
water
2 cups
![butternut squash](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/calabaza/calabaza_1687941096.jpg)
butternut squash
11 oz
![onion](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/cebolla/cebolla_1687941009.jpg)
onion
1/2 unit
Pantry ingredients
![salt](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/sal/sal_1687941363.jpg)
salt
1 tsp
![olive oil](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/aceite_de_oliva/aceite_de_oliva_1687941122.jpg)
olive oil
2 tbsp
![rice](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/arroz/arroz_1687941123.jpg)
rice
1 cup
![canned lentil](https://d36fw6y2wq3bat.cloudfront.net/ingredients/lenteja_en_conserva/lenteja_en_conserva_1687941118.jpg)
canned lentil
1 small jar
Instructions
1
If you don't have cooked rice, begin by preparing some. For this, add a tablespoon of olive oil in a pot, and once it is hot, add the sliced clove of garlic. When it begins to color, add the rice. Stir it for a couple of minutes before adding the hot water with a pinch of salt. Cook over high heat for 7 minutes and then turn down the heat to low and cook for 8 more minutes. If in this time, it absorbed all of the water and is still hard, add more water. Let it sit for a little bit.
2
Chop the onion and pumpkin into small dice.
3
Add olive oil to a pan and add the diced onion and pumpkin once the oil is hot. Sauté the vegetables over medium heat for 7-8 minutes, until the pumpkin becomes tender.
4
Drain the lentils and add them to the pan. Gently stir and sauté over low heat for 4-5 minutes. Add a pinch of salt to the ingredients.
5
Finish by adding the rice and mix with the rest of the contents from the pan. This dish is now ready to be enjoyed.