Lentil and Ham soup

Name: Lentil and Ham soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup dried lentil; 1 cup cooked diced ham; 1 cup diced carrots; 1 cup diced celery; 8 tsps of tomato sauce; 1 cup water; 1 quart chicken broth (low sodium); 1 bay leaf; to taste onion powder; pepper to taste1/2 tsp oregano

iricarodriguez @cookingwithwine

With Thanksgiving over and LOTS of ham leftover, I thought of ways to get some use out of it without burning out my family with just reheating and serving as is. This is a great soup and a nice change from all the heavy Thanksgiving meals.

iricarodriguez @cookingwithwine

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cupdried lentil
1 cupcooked diced ham
1 cupdiced carrots
1 cupdiced celery
8tsps of tomato sauce
1 cupwater
1 quartchicken broth (low sodium)
1bay leaf
to tasteonion powder
pepper to taste1/2 tsp oregano

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Steps

1

Mix lentil, carrots, celery and ham in large pot. Season with onion powder, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
2

Stir in water, broth, and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer on low heat for 2 hours or until lentils are tender.
3

Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve immediately with bread.
4

Enjoy!