Rice Pilaf with Lentils

I got this idea from the mother of one of my babsitting kids.  This was very easy to make.  I boiled my lentils for about 20 minutes then I made a box of Rice Pilaf and added the lentils in right at the beginning.  This totaled about 40 minutes cooking time for the lentils, so I knew they would be soft.  When there was about 7 minutes left to cook, I turned the heat back up and added some frozen broccoli.  Once it came back to boiling, I turned it back down to a simmer and finished cooking just like the box said.  The next time I make this, I'm going to make my own Rice Pilaf, but for "testing" I just used a box mix.