Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Karen's Lentil Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Karen's Lentil Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Karen's Lentil Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Karen's Lentil Soup are:

2 cups lentils, rinsed and looked over
6-8 cups of vegetable stock or water
1 medium yellow onion
2 cups of chopped yellow potatoes
2 garlic cloves, chopped or tablespoon of garlic powder
3-4 carrots, chopped
3-4 celery stalks, chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1-2 bay leaves

Here is how you make Karen's Lentil Soup:

In a large soup pot pour your water/vegetable stock. Turn stove on high heat. Add rinsed lentils, carrots, garlic, onion, potatoes, etc. herbs and some salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer (medium-low) and cover for an hour. Check often to make sure water level is not too low, adding small amounts at a time. The end result should be a thick and creamy soup, with the lentils being broke down and soft. Taste to make sure it is seasoned the way you like it, adding more salt and pepper if needed. Serves 4-6I doubled the carrots and celery, used 4C veg stock and 2C water. I'm not a big lover of bay leaves, so I used 1. Mine yielded 11 Cups and an estimated 88 calories per serving.Serving Size: Yeilds aprox 10 cups.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEBONM.

The nutritional information for Karen's Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 110.2

• Total Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 411.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
• Protein: 5.2 g