Spiced Lentil Soup

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I've had allspice in my chicken lentil stew before so I was pretty sure our family would like this one. We have all been suprised at how wonderful allspice tastes in a recipe like this and my kids said this even outranked the original recipe that my Mom's boyfriend had made. I would also rate this as fairly easy for home made soup. We make things "from scratch" a lot so I like things that I can make easily. We doubled the recipe and fought over the leftovers.

Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 1 hours
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 422 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 5 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
1 each onion chopped
2 each carrots diced
2 each celery stalks diced
1 each green bell pepper cored,, seeded and diced
1 small potato boiling, waxy, peeled, diced
1 teaspoon cumin ground
1 teaspoon chili powder pure
3/4 teaspoon allspice ground
1 small bay leaf
5 each parsley sprigs
1/2 pound lentils picked over
6 cups chicken broth
1 x salt
1 x black pepper freshly ground

Directions

Place the olive oil, butter, and onion in a soup kettle, set over low heat and cook until the onion has softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Increase the heat to medium, add the carrots and stir-cook for 1 minute.

Add the celery and stir-cook for 1 minute.

Add the green pepper and stir-cook for 1 minute.

Add the diced potato, cumin, chili powder, and allspice, stir-cook for 1 minute.

Add the herb bundle, lentils, and chicken broth; bring to a boil, then boil for 1 minute.

Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the lentils are tender.

The soup may be prepared in advance up to this point.

Season the soup with salt and fresh pepper to taste and discard the parsley-bay leaf bundle.

Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve steaming hot.

Reviews

I've had allspice in my chicken lentil stew before so I was pretty sure our family would like this one. We have all been suprised at how wonderful allspice tastes in a recipe like this and my kids said this even outranked the original recipe that my Mom's boyfriend had made. I would also rate this as fairly easy for home made soup. We make things "from scratch" a lot so I like things that I can make easily. We doubled the recipe and fought over the leftovers.
***** over 5 years ago by Prvb31Mom

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 459g
Amount per Serving
Calories 422 35% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.0g26%
 Saturated Fat 5.0g25%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 453mg19%
Total Carbohydrate 49.0g16%
 Dietary Fiber 16.0g65%
 Sugars 9.0g
Protein 20.0g41%
Vitamin A 91%  Vitamin C 46%
Calcium 7%  Iron 26%

* 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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