Slow Cooker Lentil and Brown Rice Tacos

| Melanie Bauer
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Slow Cooker Lentil and Brown Rice Tacos

This lentil and brown rice filling is also great as a topping for nachos or on a bed of lettuce for a taco salad.  It’s super versatile and makes a lot!  One recipe can feed our family of five for dinner.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup lentils
  • 1/2 cup brown rice
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 41/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 11/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions

Recipe adapted from The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking.

  1. Add all ingredients to slow cooker and stir to combine.
  2. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, stirring once during the last hour of cooking.

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