Hearty Lentil Soup


Serves: 2
Total Calories: 924

Ingredients

2 cups chicken broth
1 can (12-ounce) beer or 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
1 medium carrot, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
1 medium stalk celery, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 fully cooked smoked polish sausage (about 5 inches long), thinly sliced (about 3 ounces)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 small bay leaf
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Heat broth, beer and lentils to boiling in 2-quart saucepan reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender but not mushy.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese. Heat to boiling reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove bay leaf. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

1 Serving: Calories 400 (Calories from Fat 135) Fat 20g (Saturated 6g) Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 1590mg Carbohydrate 42g (Dietary Fiber 13g) Protein 26g Daily Value: Vitamin A 100% Vitamin C 6% Calcium 16% Iron 32% Diet Exchanges: 2 Starch, 2 High-Fat Meat, 2 Vegetable

From "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 2
Total Calories: 924
Calories from Fat: 158

This Hearty Lentil Soup recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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