Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Tina's Lentil Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Tina's Lentil Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Tina's Lentil Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Tina's Lentil Soup are:

24 oz lentils, dry
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
1 cup onions diced
3 tbsp olive oil
1-1/2 cups fat free chicken broth
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp salt (to taste)
1 tbsp black pepper (to taste)
1 lb ham steak cubed
13 cups tap water, approx.

Here is how you make Tina's Lentil Soup:

Heat olive oil in large soup pot.Place carrots, celery, onions, & ham steak into oil and cook until tender. Mix in seasonings.When tender, add 6 cups water and bring to boil.Add chicken broth. Simmer, (taste, you may want more seasonings added). Add lentils to water, and bring to boil. Cook on medium heat until thick. Add extra water as lentils begin to thicken, and stir (A LOT). Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CONCETTA2.

The nutritional information for Tina's Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 153.6

• Total Fat: 5.5 g
• Cholesterol: 17.2 mg
• Sodium: 812.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
• Protein: 13.2 g