Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Super Healthy Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Super Healthy Lentil Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Super Healthy Lentil Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Super Healthy Lentil Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Super Healthy Lentil Soup are:

5 cups red / orange lentils (two small or one large package)
1 medium onion (about one cup chopped)
1 bay leaf
1 cup chicken broth (or substitute veggie broth)
12 cups water
1/2 cup quinoa
3 tbsp Chia seeds
8 carrots, chopped
4 medium potatoes, chopped
1/2 tsp saffron / or 2 saffron strips
2 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste

Here is how you make Super Healthy Lentil Soup:

Simmer chopped onions in 1-2 tbsp of olive oil on low heat until translucent. Add cumin seed or ground cumin, one bay leaf, and saffron.Rinse lentils and add to pot. Add 1 cup chicken stock and 12 cups water (lentils will expand). You may add chicken boulion to the water or salt to taste. For vegetarians, substitute veggie broth.Add quinoa and chia, and allow to simmer for about 30 min, until lentils are tender. Red lentils cook faster than brown, so if you used brown allow more time.Chop carrots and potatoes. Add carrots, followed by potatoes 5 minutes laterAdd lemon juiceTASTE!Add salt or boulion to tasteServing Size: Recipe makes 12 2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALLIEGOBLUE.

The nutritional information for Super Healthy Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 200.3

• Total Fat: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
• Sodium: 114.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.1 g
• Protein: 10.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Super Healthy Lentil Soup is Lactose Free