Spicy Vegetable Lentil Soup

Name: Spicy Vegetable Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 TBS olive oil; 1 medium onion chopped; 1 carrot chopped; 1 red bell pepper chopped; 5 garlic cloves sliced; 2 quarts (8 cups) water; 1cup dried letrtils; 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (undrained); 2 bay leaves; 2 TBS balsamic vinigar; dash of black pepper

(5)

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 28

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

1 TBS olive oil1 medium onion chopped1 carrot chopped1 red bell pepper chopped5 garlic cloves, sliced2 quarts (8 cups) water1cup dried letrtils28 oz can crushed tomatoes (undrained)2 bay leaves2 TBS balsamic vinigardash of black pepper

Directions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook
5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in carrot, bell pepper, and garlic; cook
3 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients except salt and pepper; bring to a
boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 18 to 20 minutes, or
until lentils and vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper
if desired. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Makes 10 1cup servings

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KEVINKELLY.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 74.6
Total Fat: 1.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 115.0 mg
Total Carbs: 13.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
Protein: 3.5 g

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Member Reviews

TVQUEEN6833
This was good, added some extra stuff - 4/17/09
BONYTAH
This is an interesting twist from the way I normally make lentil soup. Very good (even picky husband enjoyed it)! Even better the next day as left overs! I added some fresh parsly. - 1/18/09
JANEL10
Very good. I added left over ham from thanksgiving and it was great! - 11/29/08
HABSFAN57
Great recipie. I added a pinch of chilli pepper seeds for added heat. Also used a blender to smooth out the texture after soup was cooked. I think it would be awesome with a garnish of ricotta cheese and basil. Have added this recipie to my collection and will make it again for sure. - 10/9/08
GERRYGAIL
Just made a batch of this oh so yummy soup !!! I added a jalepeno and this is one soup I will make again and again !!! - 9/25/08