Tomato Lentil Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 270.0
  • Total Fat: 2.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 616.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 51.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 11.1 g
  • Protein: 14.0 g

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Introduction

Hearty, filling, and fast. A nice easy soup for a cold day! Lovely served witth biscuits or fresh bread. Alternatively, to make this more like a minestrone soup, add more water and add some cooked pasta. Also good with ground meat. Hearty, filling, and fast. A nice easy soup for a cold day! Lovely served witth biscuits or fresh bread. Alternatively, to make this more like a minestrone soup, add more water and add some cooked pasta. Also good with ground meat.
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    2 tsp grapeseed oil
    1 med onion, chopped
    10 Baby Carrots, chopped
    1 stalk celery. chopped
    1/2 red pepper, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
    1 tbsp dried oregano
    1 6 oz can tomato paste
    *Canned Diced Tomatoes, 28 oz.
    1 c. red split lentils - dry measure,
    1 1/2 c. frozen corn
    6 c. water
    Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat a pot on medium high heat with oil. Add onions, celery, peppers, garlic, carrots, black pepper (if desired) and oregano and saute for 2 - 3 minutes until soft.
2. Add lentils. Stir in with the vegetables and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and water and bring to a boil. Add corn.
4. Simmer for 10 - 12 minutes, adding more water if required. Check seasonings, and add salt if necessary.
5. Makes 5 hearty servings. Enjoy

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOANNAMARIE.