Hearty Lentil Soup Recipe
It’s time for Fall which means cooler weather and warm beverages and soup! I really like making soup when it gets cooler out and most soups are so filling.
This is a great recipe to get your kids having a lot of veggies, my son loves a good hearty soup. You can make more of delicious soup and freeze it. I love warming it up for lunch when I’m running late or haven’t eaten all day.
Lentil Soup
When the cooler weather starts you need something to warm yourself up with. Try this wonderful and hearty lentil soup.
Author: Ashleigh W
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6
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Ingredients
- 2 cups French lentils
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1-18oz can whole tomatoes with juice
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- ½ cup red wine
- 2.5 cups vegetable stock
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 bay leaves
- Cayenne or paprika, to taste
Instructions
- Place the lentils in a saucepan with just enough water to cover. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large stockpot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until soft.
- Add carrots, cook 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Add the tomatoes, celery, red wine, stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and cayenne - if using. Cook together for 5 minutes, and then add the lentils.
- Cook 5 more minutes to marry all of the flavors, and then serve hot.
My grandmother was a genius at making soups and stews, she always managed to add vegetables that I would say that I hated. However, I would always end up eating them in the soups! Her saying what “You never know unless you try”, and I still use that to this day on my kids.
Do you have a favorite soup or stew you like to break out for the Fall? Leave a comment or a link below to share!
Lentils are so nutritious and delicious. They are such a quick and easy addition to soups and stews too. I love lentil soup and this sounds fantastic.
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What a nutritious soup. Thank you for sharing with us @ #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.
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I love lentil soup, and do make vegetarian style. I never tried a recipe like this one, it sure looks good, and I have lentils, I must try it!