YUMMY, Easy Lentil Soup

Name: YUMMY, Easy Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: PTM
Cook time: PTM
Total time: PTM
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups (or 1 16 oz bag) dry lentils; 2 quarts (8 cups) chicken broth; 1 onion diced; 1 cup carrots chopped; 2-3 medium potatoes no skin diced; 3/4 can tomato paste; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon ground cumin

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Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 cups (or 1, 16 oz bag) dry lentils2 quarts (8 cups) chicken broth1 onion, diced1 cup carrots, chopped2-3 medium potatoes, no skin, diced3/4 can tomato paste3 cloves garlic1 tablespoon ground cumin

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils are soft (30-45 minutes). Stir occassionally while cooking. Serve with a squeeze of lemon if you want! Sprinkling fresh parsley on top will add color to this dish. Enjoy!!!
p.s. Feeds 6 if the soup is served as the meal, feeds 8+ if it is just part of the meal.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RICELAURANNE.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 303.3
Total Fat: 4.0 g
Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
Sodium: 2,341.6 mg
Total Carbs: 43.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 9.8 g
Protein: 24.6 g

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Member Reviews

MOVEITMARY
The canned chicken broth and tomato paste have a LOT of sodium. I used water and a smoked ham hock instead and it was delicious. - 1/12/13
LONIANNE
Soup sounds great, but....at 2,341.6 mg of sodium per serving, it sure isn't healthy for anyone! Or, is that a miscalculation? - 2/16/12
MLMC69
I was not fond of the cumin but I think it would be good without that too. My kids loved it as is. - 3/7/08
JENNY8675
Thank-you! As a person who doesn't especially like cooking or long ingredient lists, but loves savory home-made tasting things, this was perfect! - 1/31/08
MUNCHKINEVF
This is a great recipe!! My kids and hubby even liked it! Thanks! - 9/11/07
MISS_KITTY
This is very tasty. I substitute veggie broth for the chicken broth because I am vegetarian. - 3/19/07