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Christina’s SUPER Secret Thick and Hearty Lentil Soup Recipe

February 23, 2015 by Christina

lentilsoupfinalSo here’s a soup I’ve been hearing about all winter but have yet to try my hand at.  Lentil soup.  Partially inspired by my friend and co-worker Raeann, who makes this pretty regularly, I decided today was the day.  All I have to say is, “Wow. Why did it take me so long to make this soup?” It’s hearty, healthy, and very nice on the wallet. Not to mention it’s the perfect comfort food for these brutally cold winter days.  No doubt I’ll be making this again, tweaking it some more.  But in the meantime, here’s my first stab at Lentil soup.  Not for nuthin’ but you can kind of understand how Esau lost his mind over a pot of lentils.  They’re very good!

Ingredients:

1 small onion
1 celery stick
1 carrot stick
1 small garlic clove
1 16 oz bag of lentils
1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
6 – 8 cups of vegetable or chicken broth
2 tablespoons of olive oil OR 8 tablespoons of vegetable or chicken broth for oil-free soup!
6-8 bay leaves
salt and pepper

Saute chopped onions, celery, carrots, and garlic until tender.

LentilSaute

Add 6 cups of broth, lentils, tomatoes, and bay leaves.  As you can see here, I forgot the tomatoes.  I added them much later.  Doesn’t seem to have made much of a difference.

LentilSoupPrep2

Bring to a boil.  Cover and simmer for about 50 mins or until lentils are tender.

Lentilsimmer

Add a little parmesan cheese, a nice piece of Italian bread, and come on!  It doesn’t get much better than this. Nice. Easy. Healthy. Cheap.  What more do you want?

LentilAlmostThere

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Comments

  1. Diane Pedrosa says

    February 23, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    Going to make this tomorrow.
    Oh ya! Thank you 🙂

    • Christina says

      February 23, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      Diane, if you make the recipe “as is”, I think you will really like it. But if you felt up to it, you could easily add some more spices like onion powder, for example. Or, because I know you are familiar with Puerto Rican cooking, add a packet of the Goya Sabor a Jamon. Or, you could add sausage if you didn’t want to go strictly vegetarian. Anyway, let me know how it comes out! Buen provecho!

  2. Steven Langella says

    February 24, 2015 at 6:10 am

    ” What more do you want?”

    Oh, I want more babe! I am writing up a list now.

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