Hearty Tomato Soup
photo by DbKnadler
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup dried lentils, rinsed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 14 1⁄2 ounces diced tomatoes
- 2 1⁄2 cups chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 cup pasta, star shaped
- salt and pepper
directions
- Cook lentils per pkg directions until just tender. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over med heat, add onion and saute til translucent.
- Add carrots and celery and cook a few minutes more.
- Add tomatoes, lentils, stock, and bay leaf.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to med low and simmer 25-30 mins or until lentils and carrots are tender and the soup has thickened a little. Remove the bay leaf.
- If you like your soup smooth, now would be the time to zip through it with an immersion blender, or continue to next step if you like it chunky.
- Add pasta and bring back to a simmer. Simmer about 10 mins stirring frequently to avoid scorching.
- Remove from heat, season to taste and enjoy.
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Reviews
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my kids demolished this!! i served it with grated cheese on the top and, with wholemeal bread and butter, it made a healthy, economical tea. i will definitely make this again. i cooked the lentils with the veg and they were perfect. i also found that the small pasts shapes only took 4 minutes to cook. next time i am going to add a chopped red pepper. thanks for a fab recipe x
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I am a mother of 2 young kids, one of which is picky. I came to the 'Zaar looking for new ways to prepare foods to try and get my family to eat healthier. I am proud to say both my picky one and my picky husband are eating a lot more vegtables and liking them!
I love to collect cookbooks (don't we all) because I am always on the hunt for yummy new recipes. When I find a recipe I love, it goes on a 4x6 card and into my recipe box for future use. Since I like trying new things, the recipe has to be pretty special for me to hang on to it. I would say a good 90% of what I make I like, but just not enough for it to be THE recipe. I am generally not a picky eater, I like most things, but am just always on the look out for something different.
I want us to eat healthier and have been preparing healthier foods, but we do enjoy the occasional bad meal. :) I am trying to do a couple all veggie dinners each week, a couple nights of fish, and the rest of the week is a toss up with chicken filling in the majority of the time.
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