Lemony Lentil Soup

Continuing in the September issue of the Parents magazine I've been getting in the mail, I made Lemony Lentil Soup. :D


Lemony Lentil Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 5 1/2 hours
Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

•  3 Carrots, Chopped (1 1/2 Cups)
• 1 Onion, Chopped (1/2 Cup)
• 2 Cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1 Dash Crushed Red Pepper, Optional
• Nonstick Cooking Spray
• 2 Cups dried Red Lentils (12 oz.), Rinsed (I just used regular lentils; I couldn't find the red ones.... :/ )
• 4 1/2 Cups No-Salt-Added Chicken Broth
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 Tbs. Chopped Fresh Oregano
• 1 Tbs. Finely Shredded Lemon Peel
• 1 Tbs. Lemon Juice
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste

 Make It:

1.   Place the carrots, onion, garlic, and crushed red pepper, if desired, in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add 2 Tbs. water and cover bowl with wax paper. Microwave on high 4 minutes.

2. Coat the inside of a 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add the onion mixture, lentils, broth, and salt. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on low heat 5 1/2 hours.

3. Stir in the oregano, rosemary, lemon peel, lemon juice, and pepper to taste.

 Well.... so we tried it, and the rosemary and oregano...mostly rosemary, is sooo overpowering! Also, the lentils weren't really soft; it wasn't my, or my parent's favorite. SO, we added Canadian bacon to it, so hopefully having it cook longer, and with bacon to soak up some of that excess flavor will help. Stay tuned!

Nutrition per serving:
371 calories; 28g protein; 2g fat (1g sat. fat); 61g carbs; 7g sugar; 16g fiber; 93mg calcium; 5mg iron; 500mg sodium

 I did take all the pictures. Please do not reuse them without a link to this post.



SOOOOOOO...... I was scared to try it again, and no one else in my family really wanted to.... so we just threw it out :(