Appetizers / Soups / Salads

My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup is for Dinner.

My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup takes 195 minutes to cook.

My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup makes 13 servings.

The ingredients for My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup are:

1 lb of lentils, washed and picked over
2 C chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
3.45 qts cold water
22 oz ground turkey breasts (original recipe had 1 lb ground beef)
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp dill seeds
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
15 oz tomato sauce
6 oz spaghetti broken into 1" lengths (calories calculated with Barilla whole grain spaghetti)

Here is how you make My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup:

Place lentils, onion, and garlic into a large (4-5 qt) kettle and cover with the cold water.Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat so the liquid simmers. Simmer partially covered for 2 hrs stirring frequently.Saute the meat until well browned (about 10 minutes) and set aside until lentils are done. After lentils have cooked for 2 hrs, add the meat, salt, dill seeds, pepper, and tomato sauce and return to a simmer. Cook an additional hour.After the hour is up, add the spaghetti pieces and simmer for another 12 - 15 minutes until the spaghetti is al dente.This should make approximately 13.5 cups of soup. Calories are calculated using a serving size of 1 cup.Number of Servings: 13.5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BACIBABY.

The nutritional information for My Texas Auntie's Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 13
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 159.6

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 22.4 mg
• Sodium: 216.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
• Protein: 16.2 g