Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Italian Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Italian Lentil Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Italian Lentil Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Italian Lentil Soup makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Lentil Soup are:

1.25 cup Lentils
3 clove Garlic
1medium or 1/2 large onion, diced
3medium or 2 large carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
14 oz can of tomatoes (whole or diced - half of a large 28oz can)
6cups chicken broth
1 tsp each of Cumin, Oregano, salt and pepper
3 small or two medium dried Bay Leaves - leave them whole
0.5cup of frozen spinach

Here is how you make Italian Lentil Soup:

Add EVOO to a dutch oven on medium heat and add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until onions are translucent. Add garlic, spices, and lentils, and cook for a couple more minutes. Add tomatoes (if whole, break them apart), broth and spinach. Simmer for 40minutes or until lentils are cooked. Serve with fresh parmesan cheese. Serving Size: Makes 4x1.5cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RASCAL_37.

The nutritional information for Italian Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 188.2

• Total Fat: 4.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,576.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.2 g
• Protein: 12.3 g