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Are you ready for a big bowl of piping-hot soup? This Lentil Soup Recipe is one I’ve made a few times with my daughter, Krissy. The first time was at her home and then at my house, each time adapting it to suit our tastes. It is so good and flavorful. If you haven’t tried making lentil soup before, you are in for one yummy bowl of good eats.
The lentil soup is not only filling, but it also warms you up! And it makes a great dinner. You can serve it with your favorite rolls or French bread. Who doesn’t love dunking bread into soup?
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Lentil Soup
Lentil Soup
With a few updated things added to our post, we hope you enjoy one of our favorite lentil soup recipes. You can make the recipe on the stovetop. And you will love how easy it is to make.
You’ll be putting the soup recipe on repeat all spring, fall, and winter! But, it’s good any time of the year!
The prep is mostly chopping, a little saute action, and dumping it all into a soup pot to simmer away. With an occasional stirring.
You can make it in a crockpot or Instant Pot if you prefer. Set on low and slow, or in the Instant Pot on soup for 30 minutes (These directions are from the original recipe, which is in the recipe notes. I have yet to make it in either).
Serve with rolls, biscuits, or French bread. You can use this recipe for lunch or dinner. Make a salad and have soup and salad. It makes a big pot of soup to feed a crowd, or you will have leftovers for the next day.
Heat leftover soup
Reheating is easy on the stovetop or microwave.
Freezing leftover soup
You can freeze the leftovers. I like using these glass containers for freezing Be sure to leave a little headroom, as it will expand as it freezes.
Sorry, I didn’t take step-by-step images. Here’s a video if you need help making lentil soup. Luckily, I snapped a few photos because we have been busy.
This is an easy soup recipe to make. Any novice cook can make this soup. If you have questions, just ask me on our Facebook page. I’m happy to answer them.
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Delicious and easy to make lentil soup packed with vegetables making this one healthy soup recipe. Use vegetable broth and this is a vegetarian - vegan lentil soup.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Ingredients
1 yellow onion chopped finely
4-5 cloves garlic peel and mince
6-8 carrots (or about 2 cups) peel and chop
4 celery chop fine
2- 32 ounce chicken or vegetable broth
1-2 cup baby spinach
2 sweet potatoes peel and cube
2 potatoes peel and cube
2 cups of green lentils
2 tsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. thyme (fresh chopped)
2 tsp. herbs de province
Instructions
Peel and chop your garlic and onions.
Wash and chop your carrots and celery, discarding end chops.
Wash, peel and rinse your potatoes. Cube them into larger chunks.
Wash your baby spinach but reserve until later.
Take your onion, garlic, carrots and celery that have been prepped and add them to your soup pot that has olive oil in it.
Saute the ingredients until onions are translucent. Stirring while cooking.
Next you will add the potatoes, lentils and broth of your choice. Using vegetable broth will make this vegetarian.
Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are cooked and lentils are tender.
10 minutes before serving your soup add the baby spinach. When it's tender the soup is ready to serve.
Notes
Adjust spices to your personal preference and liking.
, a regular soup bowl
, or a baby-size soup bowl for the little ones. 
Be sure to leave a little headroom, as it will expand as it freezes. 
