Soup With Tomato and Red Lentils
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 2 medium stalk celery, sliced
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans ready-to-serve vegetable broth
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree, undrained
- 1 cup dried red lentils, sorted and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook onion, carrots, celery and bell pepper in butter 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender. Garnish with additional fresh dill weed if desired.
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I first had to learn to cook when I was assisting mentally ill patients with their activities of daily living. I soon cultivated cooking as a hobby, and now I am learning to cook for my 6-month old son.