Pressure Cooker Italian Lentil Soup

Name: Pressure Cooker Italian Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 large onion chopped (about 1 1/2 C); 3 cloves garlic minced; 2 t olive oil; 2 C brown lentils; 6 C water; 2 large carrots chopped; 4 stalks celery chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1 t thyme; 1 t oregano; 3 T tomato paste (1/2 6 oz can); 1 T balsamic vinegar or lemon juice; 1 t salt; 1 t fresh ground black pepper; minced fresh italian parsley (optional)

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 8

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 C)3 cloves garlic, minced2 t olive oil2 C brown lentils6 C water2 large carrots, chopped4 stalks celery, chopped2 bay leaves1 t thyme1 t oregano3 T tomato paste (1/2 6 oz can)1 T balsamic vinegar or lemon juice1 t salt1 t fresh ground black pepperminced fresh italian parsley (optional)

Directions

In pressure cooker saute onion and garlic in olive oil.
When fragrant and translucent, and remaining ingredients except tomato paste, balsamic vinegar (or lemon juice), salt and pepper.
Cover and seal pressure cooker.
Bring to high pressure and cook for 8 minutes.
Bring pressure down using your cooker's rapid release method.
Stir in tomato paste, vinegar and salt and pepper.
Adjust spices to taste (you may need more thyme and oregano - pressure cooking seems to minimize their flavor) and simmer a couple minutes more.
Remove bay leaves and serve, sprinkled with fresh parsley if desired.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUEKARMA.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 137.3
Total Fat: 2.0 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 547.9 mg
Total Carbs: 24.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
Protein: 7.6 g

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Member Reviews

OINCOBX
The meatballs are a great idea, I have no idea where that sodium count is coming from.
For those that are not meat challenged, you can substitute 6 cups of chicken broth, try Better than Bouillin. The tomatoe paste, salt and pepper can go in with the onions, hold the vinegar. Try 12 mins cook time - 11/11/14
CD13218389
The lentils were not cooked through. Even after adding the additional spices as recommended, it was pretty boring! - 10/3/12
DELSTS
The sodium content of this recipe cannot be correct. - 1/2/11
MARY-ELIZABETH
This was really great! I didn't have any carrots and very little celery so I added some a bell pepper and a cup of mushrooms, instead. I added a little extra thyme and oregano at the end as recommended. I'll do this again. - 2/21/10
VANB01
excellent- i will definitely make again and again! I added 3/4lb chicken, cut in pieces, so mine wasn't veg. Defintely check the seasonings- I added more oregano, thyme, pepper and some basil at the end. - 2/9/10