Yellow Lentil Soup

Submitted by chia2160

"You can omit the bacon and sauté the vegetables in oil to make this a vegetarian meal."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 6 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 lb carrot, peeled and chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small red pepper, chopped
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups yellow lentils
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
• fresh ground pepper

directions

1. In a 4 quart dutch oven sauté bacon until crisp, remove to drain on paper towels with a slotted spoon.
2. Add onions to drippings, cook 5 minutes until softened.
3. Add carrots, celery, peppers, garlic, and sauté 5-10 minutes.
4. Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and cook 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Discard bay leaves, sprinkle with bacon, serve.

Reviews

[najwa]

This is good .. The only thing I added was some salt, and I puréed the soup .. thanks!

 

[Geema]

Yellow lentils make this soup very creamy and soft textured, especially after I whizzed it slightly with my hand blender. We enjoyed this recipe as a vegetarian soup made without the bacon, and garnished it with a dollop of sour cream and a few dashes of Challula Hot Sauce. Chia, I knew this soup would be as reliably tasty as are your other recipes!

 

[sugarpea]

Excellent lentil soup made so sweet by all those carrots. This one's a keeper, chia.

 

[jennifer in new jer]

I had a tough time finding yellow lentils; but did find yellow split peas. not sure if that is the same. soup was easy enough to make. It made a large batch for me for the week. I used low sodium broth and the soup didnt lose flavor at all. I made it without the bacon and the flavor was not lacking. I pureed just about all of it when cooled. Very good taste.

 

[BonnieZ]

I made this soup for lunch today and it was very hearty and warming. The only change I made was to cut down on the amount of bacon and discard the bacon fat before proceeding with the recipe, but other than that I followed the recipe as published. I left the mixture chunky and the blend of spices was dead on. Thank you Chia for sharing the recipe.