Lentil and Brown Rice Soup

evelyn/athens's Note:

Healthful and hearty. A good soup to make a lot of and have as a stand-by in the freezer for a quick, nutritious meal.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 cups lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 (2 lb) can tomatoes, drained,reserving juice,and chopped
• 3 carrots, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into ¼ inch pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon crumbled oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon crumbled dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 lb smoked sausage (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine broth, 3 cups water, lentils, rice, tomatoes with reserved juice, carrots, onion, celery, herbs and sausage and bring to boil (do not add parsley and vinegar).
2. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 45-55 minutes, or until lentils and rice are tender.
3. Stir in parsley and vinegar and season to taste.
4. Freezer Note: I often make up a double batch of this delicious soup, freezing half the batch, to provide me with a quick, nutritious dinner further on down the line when time is short and you don't want to resort to ordering in. Just defrost in microwave, reheat well and serve

Reviews

[Liszard]

This was tasty, and good for you. Mine needed more liquid.

[Happy_Housewife]

Loved this so much! It was easy and fast to make. I didn't feel like having any rice so eliminated the brown rice but it was still very yummy. I made half of the serving size and no problems at all. I got basil and pesto smoked chicken sausages from Trader Joe's. Thanks for the recipe!

[*Victoria*]

Excellent!! Will definitely make again!