Rice and Lentils from a Rice Cooker

Make this quick and easy mixture of rice, lentils, and barley in your rice cooker for a replacement for potatoes or rice as a base for other items.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 631 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white rice
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• water as needed
• 1 cup brown lentils
• 1 cup pearled barley
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock concentrate (such as Better than Bouillon®)
• 0.25 cup olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rinse rice, lentils, and barley thoroughly and mix in a rice cooker pot; add olive oil, garlic, and stock concentrate and stir.

Step 2

Pour enough water over the mixture to reach the 4 1/2-cup mark on the rice cooker.

Step 3

Press Start and let cook until the rice and lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.