Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

2 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

2 cups dry lentils

*8 cups water (used 8 c. low-sodium chicken broth)

1/2 cup spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced

* 1 Polska Keilbasa sausage, cubed

*1/2 cup red pepper, diced

*2 tablespoons vinegar (used 2 tbsp. lemon)

*1 teaspoon cayenne

*1 tablespoon ground flax-seed

*1 teaspoon Sriracha  hot chilli sauce

salt to taste (optional)

ground black pepper to taste

In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.

Stir in lentils, and add chicken broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in cayenne pepper, Sriracha sauce, ground flax-seed, red pepper and spinach; cook until it wilts. Stir in lemon, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more lemon if desired.

*At this time of the year you need a good hearty soup. Lentil is very easy to make, basically you can add any veggie from your fridge and it is a good way of cleaning up too before buying your groceries. I found this recipe in  my to-go-to website if I don’t have any idea what to cook for dinner allrecipes.com

I change and added a few ingredients instead of water I used low-sodium chicken broth. I don’t add anymore salt. I added red pepper and Keilbasa sausage. I used Hillshire Farms Polska Keilbasa my kids loved it.  To add a little kick I added cayenne and Sriracha  hot chilli sauce. I added ground flax-seed as almost all of my dishes I always add flax-seed it’s good for you and it doesn’t  change the flavor profile  at all. This is my winter comfort food…enJOY!!!

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