Dinner

Lentil Soup is for Dinner.

Lentil Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Lentil Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Lentil Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Lentil Soup are:

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 C plain tomato sauce
1 tsp salt
2 cups lentils, rinsed and drained
4 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Here is how you make Lentil Soup:

Heat oil in a wide saute' pan over medium-low heat, then saute' onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery, carrots, and garlic, and saute' until vegetables soften a bit, about 5 more minutes. Then add the tomato sauce, salt lentils, broth, bay leaf, thyme, and 2 cups water, and stir. Simmer soup over very low heat, partially covered, for an hour, stirring every now and again to keep it from sticking. Add water if soup looks like its drying out. When the lentils are nice and creamy, stir in the vinegar, then taste the soup, adding more vinegar or salt if the flavor needs brightening.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FRODO67.

The nutritional information for Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 148.7

• Total Fat: 5.0 g
• Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,185.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 10.7 g