5 Minute Lentil Soup

5 Minute Lentil Soup literally takes 5 minutes to put all the ingredients into a pot. Then just let it simmer and you’ll have one of the most delicious, and easiest, soups you’ll ever have!

Originally published April 15, 2012.

Even if you don’t have time to cook, there is no excuse for not making this 5 Minute Lentil Soup recipe.

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It takes just 5 minutes to “throw” everything in a pot, and turn on the burner. The heat does all the work, turning your ingredients into the most delicious, healthy, unprocessed soup!

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NOTE: just omit the bouillon, substitute a vegetarian bouillon, or use homemade stock
to make this soup vegetarian/vegan and unprocessed.

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5 Minute Lentil Soup

recipe by Christina Conte                   serves 8

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 Place the lentils in a large pot, and rinse several times, checking for foreign objects.

Begin with 8 cups (64 oz) of water in the pot, adding more later if necessary.

Next, add the chopped onion, celery and the olive oil. The tomato puree, and the bouillon go in next, if using. Add about 1 1/2 teaspoons of Kosher salt (at least 2 tsp. if not using bouillon).

Bring to a boil, over medium high heat, then simmer over med-low heat, (adding more water if necessary) stirring occasionally, until lentils are done (about 30 mins).  5 Minute Lentil Soup won’t win any beauty contests, but you won’t care when you taste it.

Finally, add more salt, pepper and olive oil if desired. Now don’t tell me that wasn’t super quick and easy?

Serve immediately, and enjoy! I love a little freshly ground pepper on mine.

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Five Minute Lentil Soup

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Just 5 minutes needed to put everything into the pot. The heat does all the work, and you'll have the most delicious and nutritious soup only minutes later.

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Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 1 lb bag of lentils (brown or green)
• 1 large onion, chopped into small pieces
• 1 or 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup tomato puree, or a chopped, very ripe tomato (or a squeeze or two of tomato paste)
• 2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Reduced Sodium Chicken or Vegetarian/Vegan stock base
• about 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (more or less to taste) and pepper, as desired

Instructions

1. Place the lentils in a large pot, and rinse several times, checking for foreign objects.
2. Add 8 cups of water to start, adding more later if necessary.
3. Add the chopped onion, celery, olive oil, tomato puree, and the bouillion, if using. Add about 1 1/2 teaspoons of Kosher salt (at least 2 tsp. if not using bouillon).
4. Bring to a boil, over medium high heat, then simmer over med-low heat, (adding more water if it's too thick) stirring occasionally, until lentils are done (about 30 mins.)
5. Add more salt, pepper and olive oil if desired.
6. Serve with warm, crusty bread.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 12 oz
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 118Total Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 13.5gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 6g

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