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Brown Rice Pilaf with Sweet Potato and Lentils

Nutty brown rice and tender brown lentils simmer with smoky paprika, tomato and sweet peppers, studded with soft sweet potato and finished with tangy feta and parsley.

Brown Rice Pilaf with Sweet Potato and Lentils

Ingredients

  • 1⅓ cups240 gLong-grain brown rice, dryrinsed
  • ⅔ cup120 gBrown or green lentils, dryrinsed and picked over
  • 2½ medium300 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell pepperdiced
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperdiced
  • 1 medium110 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp40 gTomato paste
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 2¾ cups600 gVegetable broth
  • 2 tbsp27 gOlive oil
  • 2½ tsp6 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ⅓ cup crumbled60 gFeta cheesecrumbled
  • ¼ cup chopped15 gFresh parsleychopped
  • 1½ tbsp20 gLemon juice

Steps

  1. Prepare all vegetables first: dice the onion, red bell pepper and green bell pepper, cube the sweet potato, mince the garlic, and rinse the brown rice and brown lentils.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, red bell pepper and green bell pepper and cook 6 minutes until softened.
  3. Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, cumin and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, 2 minutes until it darkens slightly.
  5. Add the brown rice and stir 2 minutes to toast the grains in the tomato mixture.
  6. Pour in the canned tomatoes with their juice and the vegetable broth, then add the brown lentils, sweet potato, salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil.
  7. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 40 minutes, until the rice and lentils are tender and the liquid is absorbed.
  8. Remove from heat and let rest, covered, 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in the lemon juice.
  9. Serve topped with the feta and parsley.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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