Thanksgiving

Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey is for Soup.

Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey takes 50 minutes to cook.

Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey are:

* Smoked turkey leg and breast, cooked, skin and bones removed, 6-8oz
* Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
* Garlic, 2 cloves, chopped
* Carrots, raw, 1/2 medium (2oz), chopped
* Celery, raw, 1 large stalk, chopped
* Onions, raw, 1/2 large, chopped
* Bay Leaf, 2 whole
* Pepper, black, ground, 1/2 tsp
* Diced Tomatoes, 1 can, 15oz, with the juice
* Lentils, dry, 1 cup
* Chicken Broth 99% Fat Free, 2 cups (1 15oz-can)
* Water, 4-6 cups
* Potatoes, raw, 1/2 cup (5oz) cut in pieces
** Goat cheese or Parmesan for garnish (optional)

Here is how you make Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey:

Makes 8 1&1/2-cups servings.1. Cut smoked turkey meat into bite-sizes. Chop garlic, onion, celery and carrot.2. Heat olive oil in a pot, reduce the heat to medium-high and cook chopped vegetables till tender, 5-7 minutes.3. Open canned tomatoes and broth. 4. Add ground black pepper, tomatoes, turkey, chicken broth and water into the pot. Mix very easy.5. Add dry lentils. Stir them in. 6. Cook the soup at very low heat partly covered for 40 minutes till the lentils are done.7. Cut the potatoes. Add them to the soup and cook it for 10-15 more minutes till the potatoes are done.8. Serve right away, garnished with goat cheese or Parmesan. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IRONORCHID.

The nutritional information for Lentil Soup with Smoked Turkey is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 117.0

• Total Fat: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 16.3 mg
• Sodium: 653.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 8.4 g