Suzy's slow cooked lentil soup
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- Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
4 sliced bacon, diced2 medium onions, diced3 medium carrots, diced1 cup chopped celery1 tbsp or clove of garlic, diced1 16 oz. package dried lentils1/2 tsp pepper1/2 tsp thyme1 tbsp kosher salt2 bay leaves8 cups water1 can/2 cups veggie broth2 oz/tablespoons lemon juice1 cup cooked spinach
dice your 4 slices of bacon and heat in a skillet until browned (not overdone). Add chopped celery, onions, garlic and carrots, stirring with the bacon until onions are soft (5-10 minutes).
WASH YOUR LENTILS, and once they are clean, put in first to the soup pot or crock pot, then add bacon and veggies, and then add broth and water. stir in the pepper and thyme and add 1/2 of your kosher salt. bay leaves go on top.
LET IT SIT!!!! check on the soup every 1-2 hours, give it a good stir, at some point, if needed, add the rest of your kosher salt. LET COOK OVERNIGHT, or if you started early in the morning, by dinnertime it should be ready.
BEFORE EATING: steam 1 cup spinach, either frozen or raw, and throw in there, as well as your 2 oz. of lemon juice.
Some hearty wheat bread on the side makes this a perfect cold weather treat!
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUZYGREENBERG94.
WASH YOUR LENTILS, and once they are clean, put in first to the soup pot or crock pot, then add bacon and veggies, and then add broth and water. stir in the pepper and thyme and add 1/2 of your kosher salt. bay leaves go on top.
LET IT SIT!!!! check on the soup every 1-2 hours, give it a good stir, at some point, if needed, add the rest of your kosher salt. LET COOK OVERNIGHT, or if you started early in the morning, by dinnertime it should be ready.
BEFORE EATING: steam 1 cup spinach, either frozen or raw, and throw in there, as well as your 2 oz. of lemon juice.
Some hearty wheat bread on the side makes this a perfect cold weather treat!
Number of Servings: 10
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUZYGREENBERG94.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 110.3
- Total Fat: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 2.2 mg
- Sodium: 263.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.7 g
- Protein: 9.9 g
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