Chicken and Lentil Soup

photo by bluemoon downunder



- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 leek, whites only, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 4 ounces mushrooms, chopped
- 3 tablespoons dry white wine
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 cup brown lentils
- 8 ounces cooked chicken, diced
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- freshly chopped thyme, to garnish
directions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
- Add the carrot, onion, leek, celery and mushrooms; cook 3 to 5 minutes, or until softened.
- Stir in the wine and chicken broth.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add the thyme and bay leaf; reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
- Add the lentils and continue cooking, covered, for another 30 to 40 minutes, or until the lentils are just tender, stirring the soup from time to time.
- Stir in the diced chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook until just heated through.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot, garnished with freshly chopped thyme.
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Reviews
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This recipe was ok. It was good but i probably will look for another chicken and lentil recipe since there was nothing really that special about it. Just like Vino Girl said it is like a "traditional" chicken soup recipe. I took the advice of others and added the garlic and ginger, and omitted the butter. Other than that i stuck to the recipe. I was not dissapointed though because it still tasted good, thank you Carla!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carla C.
Netherlands
<p><br /> <br />My most used and favorite cookbook is the 1946 edition of Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School handed down to me from my Mother. <br /> <br />My most favorite kitchen utensils are a set of Johnson & Wales knives given to me by my mother, a professional chef. <br /> <br />I enjoy traveling to exotic places, trying new foods and bringing home rare ingredients to expirement with. <br /> <br />I work fulltime as a lab technician for a local diagnostic center. In addition to that, during my free time I'm either at the gym, listening to music, tending to my herb garden and/or trying out new recipes & ideas in the kitchen. <br /> <br />I am a classically trained singer and musician, passionate about music. <br /> <br />My favourite thing to do is sit outside in my garden with my husband, a glass of wine, good food, music & a few good friends. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/AnimatedHostChallengeBanner.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /></p>