Easy Lentil Soup

Name: Easy Lentil Soup
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup lentils, washed and picked over; 5 cup water, or vegetable broth and water combination; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup chopped carrot; 1 green onion, chopped; 1/2 onion, chopped; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 1 1/2 tsp dried herbs (oregano, thyme blend); 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp curry powder; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking); pepper

Jenny @Jenny_pretend_chef

Recently moved and had literally nothing on hand but basic celery, carrots, onions, and my spices. Bought a bag of lentils and had lunch/dinner for a week. So good I didn't even mind I was eating soup in 80 degree weather.. 😊

Jenny @Jenny_pretend_chef

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 servings

1 1/2 cuplentils, washed and picked over
5 cupwater, or vegetable broth and water combination
1/2 cupchopped celery
1/2 cupchopped carrot
1green onion, chopped
1/2onion, chopped
1 clovegarlic, chopped
1 1/2 tspdried herbs (oregano, thyme blend)
1/2 tspground cumin
1/2 tspcurry powder
1 tbspbutter
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspsalt, (I ended up adding a little more as I kept adding broth/water. adjust accordingly to your liking)
pepper

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Steps

1 hour

1

Chop up green onion, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot.
2

Add olive oil and butter to large pot and heat on medium-low. When you see it start slightly bubbling, add in onions, celery, garlic, and carrots.
3

Let it all simmer about 3 to 5 minutes or until translucent and fragrant. Add in cumin, herbs, curry, a good pinch of salt, and pepper. Let it simmer another couple of minutes.
4

Add in lentils and stir frequently to coat with the vegetable spice mixture for a couple minutes.
5

Add in water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Let it cook for about 40-60 minutes or until the lentils are tender and a nice flavor has developed. You will need to give it a stir about every 10 minutes and check on the amount of water. You may want more or less depending on if you want something more soupy or more like a stew consistency. I added in a couple cups of water/broth at a time until I had the consistency I liked. Enjoy!