Hearty Tomato and Lentil Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 small onions, chopped
- 5 celery ribs, chopped
- olive oil flavored cooking spray
- 1 lb brown lentils
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomatoes (any type-diced, stewed, whole, etc. is fine)
- salt and pepper
- grated cheddar cheese (optional)
directions
- Saute onions and celery in olive oil cooking spray until onions are translucent.
- Add 1 lb brown lentils, vegetable broth, water and .the cans of tomatoes.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer until lentils are soft and celery is tender.
- NOTE: I used 8 cups of broth plus one cup water for a thicker soup. If you desire a thinner soup, you may want to add an extra 2 cups of broth if desired.
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5 thumbs up for a healthy, hearty soup! Everyone may not love this soup, but I did, especially with it being high in protein and sooo low in fat. It was also super easy to put together. I did add about a teaspoon of dried basil to enhance the tomato flavor. I used fire-roasted diced tomatoes and about 3/4 lb. of lentils (all I had), so I didn't need to add water. I will enjoy this for leftovers! Thanks for creating this, Shannon!
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