Appetizers / Soups / Salads

My Favorite Lentil Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

My Favorite Lentil Soup takes several minutes to cook.

My Favorite Lentil Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for My Favorite Lentil Soup are:

-2 tablespoons olive oil
-2 large onions
-3 carrots
-1 tsp marjoram
-1 tsp thyme
-28 ounce can tomatoes with their juice, coarsely chopped (approx 3.5 cups tomatoes chopped)
-6 cups chicken broth
-1 1/2 cups dried lentils
-1/2 teaspoon salt, if desired
-freshly ground black pepper to taste
-1 package frozen spinach
-Parmesan cheese, to taste

Here is how you make My Favorite Lentil Soup:

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan, and saute the onions, carrots, marjoram, and thyme, stirring the vegetables, for about 5 minutes. 2. Add the tomatoes, broth, lentils, and frozen spinach. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat, cover the pan, and simmer the soup for about 1 hour or until the lentils are tender. 3. Add the salt and pepper and simmer the soup for a few minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top of each portion. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user REDHERRING5.

The nutritional information for My Favorite Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 130.6

• Total Fat: 4.4 g
• Cholesterol: 3.7 mg
• Sodium: 765.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 6.3 g