Lentil Vegetable Soup

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- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup mushroom, sliced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1⁄2 cups lentils
- 1⁄2 cup ham, cubed
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄4 cup broccoli stem, chopped (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Vegeta
- 1⁄4 teaspoon savory
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
directions
- In large soup pot heat up oil; add onions, shallot, carrots and celery.Cook about 5 minutes; add garlic and mushrooms; cook 5 more minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute.
- Add lentils, ham and chicken broth; stir in Vegeta and savory.
- Cover and cook until lentil are tender;add broccoli stems last 10 minutes about 30-40 minutes.
- Taste and add salt and pepper.
- Serve with parmesan cheese for a change of flavour.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!