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Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup is for Soup.

Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup are:

5 slices bacon, diced
1/2 cup minced onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 medium carrot
1 cup lentils, washed
3 cups beef or chicken stock or water
2 TBLS cornstarch (optional)
1/2 tsp, salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 TBLS fresh or dried parsley

Here is how you make Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup:

Saute bacon. In two and one-half quart saucepan, bring stock and lentils to a boil. Add onions, celery, carrots, salt and pepper. Cook over med-low heat for about 45 minutes or until tender. For a thicker soup, slowly stir in cornstarch with one-quarter water. Decorate with parsley.Serving Size: 6 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUEEYES901.

The nutritional information for Renee's Lentil-Bacon Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 117.5

• Total Fat: 2.9 g
• Cholesterol: 6.3 mg
• Sodium: 202.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 11.3 g