Beefy Lentil Soup

Submitted by ElaineAnn

"Fiber-rich and healthy soup to warm you up. This can also be cooked in a crock pot."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup cabbage, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 cups water

directions

1. Brown ground chuck in a 6-quart kettle at medium heat for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients.
3. Cook on high heat until mixture comes to a boil for ten minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer about 90 minutes or until lentils are tender.
4. Crock pot: Use ingredients listed, but reduce beef broth and water to 1 cup of each. Put in crock pot and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until lentils are tender.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Made this yesterday and it was delicious! I cut the recipe in half for the two of us and added some roasted garlic and like Annacia I added some Italian seasoning. Yummo! I definately will make this again. It is so comforting and warming on a cool day. Thank you for a delicious recipe. Made for Zaar Alphabet Soup tag game.

 

[Annacia]

It's a keeper. I just knew that this was going to be very good so I made the full recipe for just two people and have 3 bags in the freezer :D. I added some pureed roast garlic, Italian seasoning and half of a green bell pepper that was in the fridge. I used veggie crumbles for the ground beef and it worked perfectly. Made for *Partying The Diabetic Way*

 

[Chef MB]

Very good soup. If you have leftover beef, you can use that instead the ground beef. I agree that a little garlic couldn't hurt. :)

 

[Brenda.]

This soup was positively soul warming! *Delicious* I took the other reviewers suggestions and added a tsp of minced garlic from a jar and for the salt I used seasoning salt. Rather than 2 cups of beef broth and 2 cups of water, I used 2- 10 ounces cans of beef broth and just added water to equal 4 cups of total liquid. The cooking time was right on, and the soup thickens nicely at the end. This was a hearty and satisfying meal. I am saving this recipe to my Personal Favorites cookbook :) Thanks so much for sharing ElaineAnn! Nick's Mom

 

[*Parsley*]

Very hearty and filling.... and healthy, too! I used V-8 in place of plain tomato juice. I browned and drained my lean ground beef and then proceeded with the crockpot version. The flavor was good, but I think some garlic and some herbs would make this even better. I've got lots to freeze, so we'll be enjoying this again. Thanx!