Lentil Soup with Bacon

Name: Lentil Soup with Bacon Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon diced; 1 med onion diced; 4 med carrots diced; 4 stalks celery diced; 3 tbsp olive oil; salt/pepper; 2 cup lentils (cleaned); 1 tbsp Cumin; 8 cups chicken broth; 1 Bay Leaf; 1 tbsp thyme

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

6 slices bacon, diced1 med onion, diced4 med carrots, diced4 stalks celery, diced3 tbsp olive oilsalt/pepper2 cup lentils (cleaned)1 tbsp Cumin8 cups chicken broth1 Bay Leaf1 tbsp thyme

Directions

cook bacon until crisp, remove from pan. Saute onion, carrot, and celery in olive oil with salt and pepper, 10 minutes , until soft. Add lentils and cumin and fully coat in the oil, 2 mins. Add chicken broth, bay leaf and thyme. add bacon back to pan. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes.

Serving Size: makes 8 1cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRIANNE2227.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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