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Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits is for Soup.

Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits takes 60 minutes to cook.

Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits are:

2 cups chopped leeks (tender part of the green and all of the white)
3 slices of bacon
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups chopped russet potatoes
3/4 cup chopped carrots
1 cup lentils
3 cups water
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup Half and Half
2 tablespoons dry sherry

Here is how you make Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits:

Cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, but leave fat in the pan.Add onions and leeks and cook for 5 minutes.Add veggies, lentils, water and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook at a simmer for 1 hour.Puree the soup in a food processor or use an emersion blender.Add the cream and sherry.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BARECHEF.

The nutritional information for Lentil Soup with Cream, Topped with Bacon Bits is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 225.5

• Total Fat: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 6.5 mg
• Sodium: 598.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 9.4 g