Chunky Lentil And Vegetable Soup Recipes

LENTIL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover the lentils with boiling water and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drain.
• In a large stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions, leeks, and garlic with the olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme, and cumin for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are translucent and very tender. Add the celery and carrots and saute for 10 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, and lentils. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, until the lentils are cooked through. Check the seasonings. Add the red wine and serve hot, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with grated Parmesan.

CHUNKY VEGETARIAN VEGETABLE SOUP (FAST AND EASY)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot oil until onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir garlic into the onion mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Pour vegetable broth and tomato sauce into pot. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Stir carrots and potatoes through the broth. Simmer until carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Drop corn, edamame, okra, and kale into the soup. Continue to simmer until okra is tender, 5 to 10 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

BUDGET BYTES' CHUNKY LENTIL AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook garlic, leek and onion in a large pot with olive oil over medium heat until tender. Add the celery and carrots to the pot and continue to sauté for about 5 more minutes.
• Drain the black beans and add them to the pot along with the dry lentils, cumin, oregano, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and some freshly cracked pepper (10-15 cranks of a pepper mill). Finally, add the diced tomatoes (with juices) and vegetable broth, and stir to combine.
• Increase the heat to medium high and allow the pot to come up to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, turn the heat down to low, place a lid on top, and let it simmer for 30 minutes. After 25 minutes, test the lentils to make sure they are tender. If not, continue to simmer until they are tender. Add the Kale and stir through. Once lentils are tender proceed to step 4.
• Taste the soup and add salt as needed (I added ½ tsp). Serve hot.

CHUNKY VEGETABLE LENTIL SOUP (GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN)

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat olive oil, add chopped onions and sauté until onions are translucent and soft.
• Add minced garlic and sauté 2 more minutes.
• Add celery, carrots, potato, kale, paprika and herbs and sauté for a few more minutes stirring frequently.
• Add lentils, water, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat for 25 minutes (If you are using a pressure cooker, cook under pressure for 7 minutes and use a natural releasing method.).
• Add salt, infuse love and serve!