Monday, December 13, 2010

Lentil Soup

This is something you can just throw together, and it's super easy :-)

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb dry lentils
  • 4 cups stock* (32 oz)
  • 4 cups water
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb cooked meat (I used a couple chicken breasts; you can add stew meat, sausage, turkey, ground meat, or you can skip it and add more veggies)
  • 2 cups chopped carrots (I just chopped up some baby carrots)
  • salt, pepper to taste (plus any other spices you like; I also added some rosemary)
*I used chicken stock, but you can use vegetable, beef, or whatever you have, depending on what you're adding in



Directions:

  • In a large pot, heat olive oil and cook onion and garlic until tender and translucent
  • Add stock, water, spices, and rinsed lentils; bring to a boil.  Cover and turn down heat; simmer for 15 mins
  • Add chicken, carrots, and any other veggies you like.  Cook until carrots are tender and lentils are plump; approximately 10 more minutes
You're done!!

1 comment:

  1. I saw your blog on the Funky Food blog. My son has around 40 food allergies. Hope you don't mind if I follow your blog. I'm always looking for new ideas and recipes that will fit our narrow food list.

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