Subbing Cooked Dry Lentils For Canned?

[BreezyCooking]

There's a "Lentil Fritter" recipe I want to try some time in the next couple of weeks that calls for two 15-ounce cans of lentils, rinsed. I'd prefer to cook my own from dried.

Anyone know - at least approximately - how much dry lentils I'd need to cook up to equal the already-cooked canned ones?

 

[lilbopeep]

I found this. Hope it helps

Yields of Dried Beans and Peas

1 cup split peas
2 1/2 cups cooked peas

1 cup lentils
2 1/2 cups cooked lentils

1 cup black beans
2 cups cooked beans

1 cup blackeye beans
2 1/2 cups cooked beans

1 cup Great Northern beans
2 1/2 cups cooked beans

1 cup kidney beans
2 3/4 cups cooked beans

2 cup large lima beans
2 1/2 cups cooked beans

1 cup small lima beans
2 cups cooked beans

1 cup pea (or navy) beans
2 1/2 cups cooked beans

1 cup pinto beans
2 1/2 cups cooked beans


Inserted from <http://www.dutchovendude.com/cooking-measurement.shtml>

 

[BreezyCooking]

Thanks for that list! I've saved it for future reference.

Who would've thought that there were so many different opinions on the amounts of dry vs. canned lentils. I did research it some, but no one seems to agree - lol! I think the problem is that unlike other dried legumes, lentils don't seem to swell as much.

Now I guess I have to figure out how many cups of canned lentils (minus all the liquid) go into a 14-ounce can. Oh the humanity! Lol! At least with something like fritters, adjusting the recipe a little here & there shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[lilbopeep]

Thanks for that list! I've saved it for future reference.

Who would've thought that there were so many different opinions on the amounts of dry vs. canned lentils. I did research it some, but no one seems to agree - lol! I think the problem is that unlike other dried legumes, lentils don't seem to swell as much.

Now I guess I have to figure out how many cups of canned lentils (minus all the liquid) go into a 14-ounce can. Oh the humanity! Lol! At least with something like fritters, adjusting the recipe a little here & there shouldn't be too difficult.

Welcome. If you click the link at the bottom there is a whole page of info like that.

 

[BreezyCooking]

Ooooh - DOUBLE thanks!!!

 

[ChowderMan]

yup. I came up with the 300 can size as well.

concur, lentils don't swell up all so much - some, wild axx guess 15% - not like pasta or (some) dried beans.

two 15 ounce cans +/- 1.75 cups each

I'd go with 3 cups dry.

they make canned lentils?..... never looked - I stock them dry.....

 

[BreezyCooking]

Yes - that's another thing. Outside of canned Lentil Soup, I can't ever recall coming across canned lentils in the canned bean section of any of my local supermarkets - & a couple of the markets carry pretty much everything/anything. I always keep a cornucopia of canned beans on hand, so I'm sure I would have noticed canned lentils if they were around.

 

[QuirkyCookery]

I found this. Hope it helps

Yields of Dried Beans and Peas
~edited out list~

Ooo, that was an incredibly helpful list. It's handy to note that most seem to yield about 2.5 cups per cup of dry so in the future, I don't have to go digging every time; I can just remember that conversion and go with it.

Outside of canned Lentil Soup, I can't ever recall coming across canned lentils in the canned bean section of any of my local supermarkets

Me neither.