My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 13
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 159.6
  • Total Fat: 1.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 22.4 mg
  • Sodium: 216.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
  • Protein: 16.2 g

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Introduction

This is a modification to a recipe found in "The Complete Book of Soups and Stews" by Bernard Clayton, Jr. I have omitted the butter and changed the ground beef to ground turkey (and used a little more than called for because the package I bought was over 1 lb) and increased the garlic. This is a modification to a recipe found in "The Complete Book of Soups and Stews" by Bernard Clayton, Jr. I have omitted the butter and changed the ground beef to ground turkey (and used a little more than called for because the package I bought was over 1 lb) and increased the garlic.
Number of Servings: 13

Ingredients

    1 lb of lentils, washed and picked over
    2 C chopped onions
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    3.45 qts cold water
    22 oz ground turkey breasts (original recipe had 1 lb ground beef)
    2 tsp salt
    1 Tbsp dill seeds
    1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
    15 oz tomato sauce
    6 oz spaghetti broken into 1" lengths (calories calculated with Barilla whole grain spaghetti)




Directions

Place lentils, onion, and garlic into a large (4-5 qt) kettle and cover with the cold water.
Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat so the liquid simmers. Simmer partially covered for 2 hrs stirring frequently.

Saute the meat until well browned (about 10 minutes) and set aside until lentils are done. After lentils have cooked for 2 hrs, add the meat, salt, dill seeds, pepper, and tomato sauce and return to a simmer. Cook an additional hour.
After the hour is up, add the spaghetti pieces and simmer for another 12 - 15 minutes until the spaghetti is al dente.

This should make approximately 13.5 cups of soup. Calories are calculated using a serving size of 1 cup.

Number of Servings: 13.5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BACIBABY.