Fabulous Ham Bone and Lentil Soup

Submitted by AmyZoe

"I didn't have any split peas, but I had a ham bone and decided to try lentil soup with ham. This is good stuff. Recipe courtesy of grouprecipes.com."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 meaty ham bone
• 6 cups water
• 1 1⁄4 dried lentils, rinsed and sorted
• 28 ounces tomatoes, canned with juice cut up
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 1⁄4 cup scallion, chopped (spring or green onions)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano, dried
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, chopped

directions

1. In a Dutch oven, bring ham bone and water to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
3. To broth, add lentils, tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions, and seasonings and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes or until lentils and vegetables are tender.
5. Meanwhile, remove ham from bone and coarsely chop.
6. Add ham and parsley to soup and heat through.

Reviews

[whtbxrmom]

I made a few slight alterations to use up what we hand on hand. I used two ham bones that my mother in law sent home from Thanksgiving to make the broth. I also used crushed tomatoes instead of regular canned tomatoes cut up and dried parsley instead of fresh. I didn't have any, but my family really enjoyed it. Served with a loaf of fresh bread. A very comforting meal on a cold day.