Lentil Soup
Kitchen Tested 
- Yield 8 cups
- Prep 5 mins
- Cook 35 mins
Healthful lentils cook quickly in a weeknight soup.
Mark Boughton
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 medium onion
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 can (28-ounce) diced tomatoes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup lentils
Instructions
- Cook bacon; remove, drain and set aside. Reheat pan drippings. Add celery, onion, carrot and garlic to pan and saute until tender.
- Add tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. Add lentils. Reduce heat and simmer until lentils are done, 30 to 45 minutes. Season with oregano, basil and thyme. Crumble bacon on top.
Recipe by Jo Marshall.
