Big-Batch Lentil Soup

90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 60 minutes

303 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

3	tablespoons	olive oil
3	medium	onions	chopped
3	medium	sweet red bell peppers	chopped
3	cloves	garlic	minced
2	each	jalapeno peppers	minced
1	tablespoon	oregano	minced
1	tablespoon	cumin	ground
1 1/2	teaspoons	coriander	ground
4	cups	lentils, red	or brown lentils, rinsed
2	cans	chicken broth	46oz each, reduced sodium
1	can	tomatoes	28oz
1 1/4	teaspoons	salt
1/2	cup	cilantro	fresh, coarsely chopped

Zesty lime cream
1/3	cup	sour cream, light
1	tablespoon	lime juice

Directions

1. Warm oil in I 0-quart pot over medium heat Add onion; cook 3 minutes. Add red pep- per, gariic, jalaperio, oregano, cumin and coriander; cook 10 minutes, or until vegetables are soft, stinring frequently.

2. Add lentils, broth. tomatoes with liquid (breaking them up with a spoon) and 2 cups water. Bring lo a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 to 30 minutes, or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally.

Stir in salt.

3. Remove 1/3 of the soup to food processor fitted wilh metal blade. Puree soup by pulsing on-and-off. Stir puree back into soup in pot, along with cilantro.

4. For lime cream: In small bowl, mix sour cream and lime juice; set aside Dinner Plan: Remove 2/3 of soup (about 14 cups) to 2 separate microwaveproof containers; cool, then freeze for later use.

Rewarm remaining soup before serving, if needed. Top with lime cream.

(Approximate microwave times: Defrost 45 minutes; reheat 9 minutes, stirring once or twice. Make fresh recipe of lime cream.)

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 136g

Amount per Serving

Calories 303 16% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.0g	8%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	6%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 4mg	1%
Sodium 313mg	13%
Total Carbohydrate 46.0g	15%
Dietary Fiber 21.0g	84%
Sugars 4.0g
Protein 19.0g	37%

Vitamin A	20%		Vitamin C	74%
Calcium	7%		Iron	31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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