breakfast lentils

Enjoy a bowl of flavorful, rustic, hearty Red Lentils cooked in a tasty tomato sauce with a perfect Poached Egg on top - all ready in under 20 minutes. I will show you how to make fool-proof poached eggs in the microwave - you&#039;ll never go back to stove-top poached eggs.

Breakfast Lentils with Poached Eggs

yellow onion (, diced)

olive oil

lentils

vegetable stock ((or water))

tomatoes

Salt & pepper (,

parsley leaves (, finely diced)

eggs

In a 2.5-3 quart sauce pan, heat the olive oil and add the diced onion. Saute over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the dry lentils, water, and diced tomatoes and stir. Cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. Allow to simmer for about 7-10 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked to your liking (see recipe notes).  Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper, and parsley leaves. Serve with a poached egg on top. 

Cook the red lentils:

Use a microwaveable bowl or container that is wide enough for the number of eggs you will be poaching. Add enough water to the bowl so that the water comes up a couple of inches in the bowl - you will need the eggs to be completely submerged in the water.  

Gently crack the eggs right into the water. Carefully transfer the bowl to a microwave oven. Microwave the eggs on medium or high power. You will need to play around with the timing a little. For 2 eggs, I recommend starting at 1 minute and 30 seconds, then checking the eggs and microwaving 30 seconds at a time until the eggs reach your desired level of done-ness. For 4 eggs, start with 2 minutes and then microwave 30 seconds at a time until they are cooked to your liking. Use a slotted spoon to gently remove the eggs from the water and serve over the hot lentils. Season with salt and pepper. 

Make microwave-poached eggs:

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