Lentil Alphabet Soup

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette- Janice Newell Bissex and Liz Weiss

Categories: Soup- Stew- Chowder- Chili

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup uncooked lentils
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup sliced carrots
  • 3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
  • 4 cups unsalted vegetable broth
  • 1 (15 oz.) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup alphabet pasta

Directions

  1. Cook lentils according to package directions.
  2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven on medium. Add onion, carrots and celery and cook, stirring often, 10 to 12 minutes or until softened. Add broth and tomato sauce. Increase heat to high; cover and bring to a boil. Remove cover, stir in pasta, reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring often to prevent pasta from sticking in bottom of pot, 20 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in lentils; heat through 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. makes 5 cups

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