Lentils~ brown rice & bacon

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
1	tablespoon	Vegetable oil
1		Sweet red pepper,lg,chopped
1		Onion,medium-size,chopped
2		Garlic cloves,finely chopped
1	cup	Lentils,dried
1	cup	Brown rice
¼	pounds	Canadian bacon,chopped
2	cups	Water
14¾	ounce	Chicken broth,reduced-sodium
2	tablespoons	Distilled white vinegar
1½	tablespoon	Soy sauce,reduced-sodium
		Green onion,sliced,garnish

Directions

Heat oil in large nonstick saucepan. Add pepper, onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes. Add lentils, rice, bacon, water and broth, simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 35 minutes until lentils and rice are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in vinegar and soy sauce. Garnish with green onion.