Quick Veggie and Lentil Soup
Quick Veggie and Lentil Soup
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can diced tomatoes, 14.5 ounce, undrained
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 2 cups spinach, fresh, packed
Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
Add chopped onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min•🌡️ 350
- 3
Stir in minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min•🌡️ 350
- 4
Add the rinsed lentils, vegetable broth, diced tomatoes (with their juice), thyme, and bay leaf to the pot.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until lentils are tender.
⏱️ 25 min
- 6
Remove the bay leaf. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook until wilted, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
⏱️ 1 min
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Quick Veggie and Lentil Soup
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can diced tomatoes, 14.5 ounce, undrained
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 2 cups spinach, fresh, packed
Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
Add chopped onion, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min•🌡️ 350 - 3
Stir in minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min•🌡️ 350 - 4
Add the rinsed lentils, vegetable broth, diced tomatoes (with their juice), thyme, and bay leaf to the pot.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until lentils are tender.
⏱️ 25 min - 6
Remove the bay leaf. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook until wilted, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
⏱️ 1 min