red lentil soup with butterbeans and chorizo


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 151.4
  • Total Fat: 2.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.3 mg
  • Sodium: 351.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
  • Protein: 9.0 g

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Introduction

This can be made without chorizo to make it a vedgetarian dish, or with chicken for a lower calorie dish. This can be made without chorizo to make it a vedgetarian dish, or with chicken for a lower calorie dish.
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    I medium raw onion
    2 cloves of garlic
    1 medium red or green chilli
    2 tablesppons of tomato puree
    1 can of canned tomatoes
    900g of chicken stock (or 2 stock cubes and 900ml of water)
    1 can of butterbeans
    1/2 a small link of chorizo
    250g of lentils
    3 teaspoons of dried mint

    oil to fry
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Finely chop the onion, garlic and chilli and fry lightly in a small amount of oil. Add the tomato puree and cook until it has become paster like.

Chop the chorizo into small cubes and add. Fry off, until the paprika from the chorizo has stained the mixture. Drain the butter beans and add to the mixture. Add the canned tomatoes

Make up the 900 ml of chicken stock and add to the pan. Add the 250g of red lentils and the dried mint. Cook, stirring frequently until the lentils are cooked (20 - 30 mins). Season to taste.

Makes 5 good sized portions.



Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SMEGHEAD23RDCEN.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    Delicious, easy to make. I made it like a stew. Not as much water and I added 1 sweet potato and one regular russet potato. - 8/3/13


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    Incredible!
    Really enjoyed this. I just made a batch and plan to have it for my lunches at work this week. I added a small splash of red wine after softening the onions and garlic. Next time I think I will add some potato chunks and less liquid, and serve it as a stew rather than a soup. Thanks! - 7/11/10