Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Nancy's Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Nancy's Lentil Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Nancy's Lentil Soup takes 75 minutes to cook.

Nancy's Lentil Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Nancy's Lentil Soup are:

3 strips of bacon
6 diced baby carrots
4 T. chopped onions
4 T. chopped celery
1 chicken bouillon cube
4 C. water + 1 C. water
12 oz. dried lentils
1 T. dried parsley
1 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/4 t. thyme
1 bay leaf
1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes

Here is how you make Nancy's Lentil Soup:

Cook bacon in dutch oven, remove and place on paper towels to drain. In remaining bacon grease, add carrots, onions, celery, and garlic and saute until veggies are tender. Stir in bacon, 4 C. water, lentils, bouillon cube, parsley, salt, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf. Heat to boiling. Cover and reduce heat and simmer until soup thickens, about 1 hour. Stir in tomatoes with liquid and 1 C. water. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Makes 6 - 1.5 C. servings. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NANCYPENNY.

The nutritional information for Nancy's Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 216.0

• Total Fat: 1.4 g
• Cholesterol: 9.0 mg
• Sodium: 639.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 15.2 g
• Protein: 12.9 g