Pot Luck Chicken & Red Lentil Soup

Name: Pot Luck Chicken & Red Lentil Soup
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 litres homemade chicken stock or 2 Kallo chicken stock cubes; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 large carrots, diced; 2 celery sticks chopped; 1 red or green chilli, chopoed; 100 g red split lentils, washed; Whatever other vegetables you'd like to add; Leftover chicken (off the bone); 2 bay leaves; 0.5 tsp garlic salt; 0.5 tsp onion salt; 2 tsp dried thyme or 4 springs of fresh thyme; to taste Salt & pepper

Mrs T @MrsT

London

A great soup to make using whatever ingredients you have around and gluten free if using homemade chicken stock.

Mrs T @MrsT

London

A great soup to make using whatever ingredients you have around and gluten free if using homemade chicken stock.

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

2 litreshomemade chicken stock or 2 Kallo chicken stock cubes
1 tbspolive oil
1medium onion, diced
2large carrots, diced
2celery sticks chopped
1red or green chilli, chopoed
100 gred split lentils, washed
Whatever other vegetables you'd like to add
Leftover chicken (off the bone)
2bay leaves
0.5 tspgarlic salt
0.5 tsponion salt
2 tspdried thyme or 4 springs of fresh thyme
to tasteSalt & pepper

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Steps

45 mins

1

Dice the onion, celery, carrots
2

Chop the chilli
3

Add the oil to a large point and when hot, cook the onions until softened, around 4 mins on a medium heat, careful not to burn them.
4

After 4 minutes, add the celery carrot and chicken and cook for a further 5 mins.
5

Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Add the the garlic salt, onion salt, bay leaves, thyme or whatever herbs you like fresh or dried and season to taste.
6

Add the lentils and simmer on a low heat for 15 mins. Then add the cooked hicken and simmer for another 10 mins.
7

Serve with freshly made bread but it's just as satisfying on its own!