Description
Lentils soup- a great carb source E meal for Trim Healthy Mama’s. Full of flavor and very comforting!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1– 1 lb bag of dry lentils
- 1– medium onion chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped (you can use any color bell peppers you want)
- 4 cloves of garlic chopped
- 4– peeled carrots chopped or 1 cup of baby carrots chopped
- 1 zucchini chopped
- 2 – boxes (4 cups each box) beef or chicken broth fat free low sodium
- 1–2 tbsp. oil ( your choice)
Spices
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp black powder
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- salt to taste
- 1 cup of water more (if needed)
Instructions
- Heat up big dutch oven pot or big pot.
- Add the oil.
- Chop all veggies.
- Add veggies to oil.
- Cook for 10 minutes on medium till.
- Add lentils and spices.
- Add broth.
- Stir well.
- Allow to cook for a couple hours until tender.
Crock pot option
- Add everything to the crockpot and stir.
- Set crockpot on high for 4-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
Notes
- (if needed cook longer until tender)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6