Appetizers / Soups / Salads

THICK AND CHUNKY LENTIL SOUP takes 15 minutes to prepare.

THICK AND CHUNKY LENTIL SOUP takes 30 minutes to cook.

THICK AND CHUNKY LENTIL SOUP makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for THICK AND CHUNKY LENTIL SOUP are:

3 -32 OZ BOXES OF LOW SODIUM, ORGANIC CHICKEN BROTH
1 LB LENTILS WASHED AND SORTED
8 OZ RAW BABY CARROTS CUT IN THIRDS
2 CUPS CHOPPED ONIONS
2 14OZ CANS DEL MONTE DICED POTATOES
4 CLOVES GARLIC
2 TSP DRIED THYME
3 BAY LEAVES
1 VERY SMALL ONION, QUARTERED
KOSHER SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

Here is how you make THICK AND CHUNKY LENTIL SOUP:

MAKES 4 QUARTS 8- 2 CUP SERVINGSCUT CARROTS AND DICE ONIONSPUT WASHED AND SORTED LENTILS IN SOUP POT AND ADD 8 CUPS CHICKEN BROTH. ADD THYME AND BAY LEAVES AND SIMMER ON LOW HEAT WITH LID TILTED UNTIL TENDER ( ABOUT 20 MIN). DON'T OVERCOOK!MEANWHILE PUT CARROTS AND ONION IN 4 CUPS CHICKEN BROTH. COOK MED-LOW HEAT UNTIL TENDER BUT NOT MUSHY (ABOUT 10 MIN). SET ASIDE WHEN DONEWHEN LENTILS ARE TENDER, REMOVE BAY LEAVES AND ADD GARLIC CLOVES AND SMALL QUARTERED ONION, PUT IN BLENDER (IN BATCHES) OR USE BLENDING WAND. PUREE UNTIL SMOOTH AND GARLIC AND ONION IS THOROUGHLY INCORPORATED.TO BLENDED MIXTURE, ADD THE CANS OF DICED POTATOES AND THE CARROTS AND ONION BROTH MIXTURE. ADD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE. HEAT THROUGH- STIRRING CONTINUALLY (ABOUT 5 MINUTES)NOTE: IF USING A BLENDER (PREFERRED METHOD) PUT A TOWEL OVER A TIGHTLY FITTED LID AND ONLY FILL HALF-WAY. THESE ARE BASIC SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLENDING HOT FOODS.OPTIONS: ADD DICED HAM, ADD FROZEN SPINACHADD COOKED KALENumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARYANNB201.

The nutritional information for THICK AND CHUNKY LENTIL SOUP is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 268.7

• Total Fat: 0.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 442.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 48.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 20.1 g
• Protein: 19.4 g