Description
Creamy Marry Me Lentils: a comforting, 30-minute vegetarian and gluten-free skillet dish featuring tender lentils in a rich sun-dried tomato cream sauce—perfect over rice, crusty bread, or roasted sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1½ cups cooked black lentils (or puy, brown, or green lentils)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- ¾ cup heavy cream or coconut cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan-style cheese
- Optional garnish: fresh basil or parsley
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion for 3–4 minutes until soft.
- Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, lentils, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Pour in vegetable broth and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat and stir in cream and cheese. Simmer gently for 8–10 minutes until thick and creamy.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish and serve warm with bread, rice, or sweet potatoes.
Notes
- Vegetarian and gluten-free dish (no meat or gluten ingredients).
- Can use any cooked lentils (black lentils, puy, brown, or green).
- If using coconut cream, you may need to adjust thickness with extra broth.
- Leftovers reheat well; sauce thickens slightly upon reheating.
- Pair with rice, crusty bread, or roasted sweet potato for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 1/6 of recipe)
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
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