Best 6 Easy Lentil Soup Recipes

EASY SPINACH LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet or Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in carrot, onion, and olive oil cooking until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Cover bacon mixture with chicken broth, water, and salsa; mix in lentils, bay leaf, cumin, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Stir in spinach and potatoes; simmer until spinach is wilted and potatoes are cooked, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

EASY LENTIL-SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove sausage from the pot, leaving browned bits and drippings in the pot. Add carrots, celery, and onion. Cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in lentils and tomatoes and stir for a few times.
• Pour in chicken stock and return sausage to the pot. Stir to mix and add bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

EASY LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, and bay leaf, and cook until vegetables begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
• Add tomatoes with their liquid, breaking them up with a large spoon. Add water and lentils, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Just before serving, stir in vinegar.

IRAQI SHORBEH- EASY LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. wash lentils.
• 2. fill pot with lentils and water, pepper and salt, onion.
• 3. bring to a rapid boil.
• 4. cover, reduce heat to simmer.
• 5. cook 20-25 min until thick and yellow.

EASY RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Boil red lentils and water for one hour.
• Chop celery, carrots and garlic.
• Add stock and water to pot of lentils.
• Add celery, carrots and garlic to pot of lentils.
• Bring to boil.
• Add tomato paste, cayenne pepper and salt.
• Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Serve the thick, rich soup and enjoy!
• Add more or less stock and/or water depending on how thick/thin you like your soup.

EASY LENTIL SOUP!

Steps:

• Soak lentils in water for at least two hours. You can soak them longer if you like them softer, but I prefer mine a little harder. Sometimes, I soak them while I'm away at work, and that's ok too.
• Drain lentils.
• Add together lentils, water, and Onion Soup Mix. Bring to a boil.
• When the water starts boiling, throw in the lentils.
• Simmer with a lid on for about 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
• Enjoy!