Healthy Lentil and Tomato Soup
Lentils are a vegan source of protein and a great food to add to your healthy diet. This soup is healthy yet satisfying.
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time2 hr
Ingredients
- 16 ounce lentils, rinsed
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- 30 ounce whole tomatoes, peeled or tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 quart water
- 1 cup small type pasta of your choice
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 teaspoon italian seasoning
Instructions
- Place lentils in stock pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer.
- Add Italian seasonings to taste. Saute garlic in olive oil until lightly browned.
- Pour both oil and garlic into water and lentils.
- Add juice from can of tomatoes. Take tomatoes and squeeze them in your hand over stockpot, dropping in after crushing.
- Add a few pinches of crushed red pepper flakes. Simmer soup for 1-2 hours until lentils are soft, and broth has reduced a bit.
- Taste, add salt and pepper if needed.
- Separately boil enough pasta to add to bowls of soup.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Variations include adding some sliced black olives, or slices of cooked and browned Italian sausage.