French Lentil Soup

Name: French Lentil Soup
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 🧅 2 cups chopped onions; 1 cup diced celery, with leaves; 🥕 1 cup chopped carrots; 🧄 2 cloves garlic, pressed; ½ teaspoon ground coriander, or more to taste; 1 ¼ cups French green lentils, rinsed; 💧 4 cups hot water; 1 large bay leaf; 🍅 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 🧂 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 cube chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon

Cost $15, save $20

Source: Recommended by CookPal

155 Min
8 Servings
$15

French Lentil Soup

Cost $15, save $20

Source: Recommended by CookPal

155 Min
8 Servings
$15

INGREDIENTS

Base
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 🧅 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup diced celery, with leaves
- 🥕 1 cup chopped carrots
- 🧄 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander, or more to taste
Main
- 1 ¼ cups French green lentils, rinsed
- 💧 4 cups hot water
- 1 large bay leaf
Other
- 🍅 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 🧂 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cube chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon

STEPS

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, celery, and carrots; saute until soft and just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and coriander and fry for 2 more minutes.

Place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add vegetable mixture, hot water, diced tomatoes with juice, and bay leaf. Cook on High until lentils are tender, 2 or more hours.

Add bouillon cube, salt, and pepper. Stir, cover, and cook for 20 more minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

189

Calories

9
Protein
26
Carbs
6
Fats

💡 Serve this soup with freshly baked bread or soda crackers for added texture.Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for later use.You can substitute chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon with a vegan bouillon cube for a completely vegan preparation.Use a pressure cooker to speed up the cooking process if you're short on time.