Chicken Lentil Curry Soup


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 277.0
  • Total Fat: 5.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 68.4 mg
  • Sodium: 1,079.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.3 g
  • Protein: 33.7 g

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Introduction

This spicy soup makes a hearty lunch. Its a bowl of goodness. This spicy soup makes a hearty lunch. Its a bowl of goodness.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Heat Olive Oil (2 tbsp) in a large soup pot. Add the following spices:
    • ¼ cup curry
    • 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
    • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    Stir and cook for about one minute.
    Add diced Chicken Breast (no skin, 4 breast, bone and skin removed), and brown.
    Add the following vegetables:
    • Chopped Garlic (5 clove)
    • Chopped Onions (raw, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia)
    • Chopped Carrots (raw, 5 medium)
    • Chopped Celery (raw, 3 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long)
    • Chopped Jalapeno Peppers (3 pepper3)
    • Chopped Red Peppers (sweet, raw, sliced, .75 cup)
    • Chopped Green Peppers (bell peppers), 0.75 cup)
    Stir and cook for about 5 minutes.
    • Add the following ingredients:
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • Dried Lentils (1.75 cup)
    • Chicken Broth (32 fl oz)
    • Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes (3.5 cup)
    • 2 cups water
    Stir and simmer for about 45 minutes (or until the lentils are tender) with the lid on the pot. If you want a thicker soup, simmer with the lid off for up to an additional hour.

Directions

Makes about 8 1.5-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOUPQUEEN.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    This was an excellent soup. Ended up being a little spicier and thicker than I wanted, but it tasted great. - 2/23/09