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Southern Spicy Lenses is for Soup.

Southern Spicy Lenses takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Southern Spicy Lenses takes 35 minutes to cook.

Southern Spicy Lenses makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Southern Spicy Lenses are:

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
7 garlic cloves, sliced
6 cups of water
2 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
1 cup dried brown lentils
28 oz crushed tomatoes, undrained
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp chipotle chili powder

Here is how you make Southern Spicy Lenses:

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in carrot, bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic and cook 4 minutes more.Add water, stock, lentils, tomatoes, and bay leaves.Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 18-20 minutes until the lentils and veggies are tender. If you prefer a heartier texture to your soup, let it simmer for another 20 minutes or so to cook off some of the liquid.Season to taste with the chili powder and a few twists of fresh ground pepper.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Southern Spicy Lenses is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 50.4

• Total Fat: 0.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 521.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 1.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Southern Spicy Lenses is Vegan