Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, easy lentil soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook easy lentil soup using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Lentil Soup:
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup lentils, washed and picked over
- Make ready 5 cup water, or vegetable broth and water combination
- Get 1/2 cup chopped celery
- Prepare 1/2 cup chopped carrot
- Prepare 1 green onion, chopped
- Take 1/2 onion, chopped
- Take 1 clove garlic, chopped
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Take 1/2 tsp curry powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp butter
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 tsp salt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking)
- Make ready pepper
I used a frozen Mirepoix mix for my veggies, added a bit of tomato paste, thyme and Old Bay seasoning, and tossed a handful of fresh spinach in at the end. Thick, flavorful lentil soup is budget-friendly and full of nutrients. Stir up a batch with one of Food Network's most-popular lentil soup recipes, and make it a favorite in your repertoire. Lentils are simmered in a rich bone broth with onions, peppers, and tomatoes.
Instructions to make Easy Lentil Soup:
- Chop up green onion, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot.
- Add olive oil and butter to large pot and heat on medium-low. When you see it start slightly bubbling, add in onions, celery, garlic, and carrots.
- Let it all simmer about 3 to 5 minutes or until translucent and fragrant. Add in cumin, herbs, curry, a good pinch of salt, and pepper. Let it simmer another couple of minutes.
- Add in lentils and stir frequently to coat with the vegetable spice mixture for a couple minutes.
- Add in water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Let it cook for about 40-60 minutes or until the lentils are tender and a nice flavor has developed. You will need to give it a stir about every 10 minutes and check on the amount of water. You may want more or less depending on if you want something more soupy or more like a stew consistency. I added in a couple cups of water/broth at a time until I had the consistency I liked. Enjoy!
It's comfort food without the work. Serve lentil soup with some homemade dinner rolls for an easy meal that the whole family will love! This easy lentil soup recipe is a family favorite! It's super flexible and always delicious. In a large saucepan combine lentils, broth, onion, tomato paste, garlic and cumin.
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