Lentil Soup

Hearty lentil soup with pasta

Make this Italian-inspired delicious, warm and hearty soup this winter for your family. Add your own variations to this soup.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup soaked and boiled lentils

• 1/2 dry shell pasta cooked

• 1 medium carrot diced

• 1 stalk of celery diced

• 1 medium potato diced

• 1 onion sliced thinly

• 1 cup vegetable broth

• 3 to 4 cups water

• 2 garlic cloves minced

• 2 bay leaves

• 1 tbsp minced parsley

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tbsp grated romano or mozzerella cheese

• salt to taste

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Method:

1. In medium heat oil, add bay leaves and garlic.

2. Add onions and cook for 2 minutes. Then add potato, carrot, and celery and cook until tender, adding broth.

3. Add lentils and cook for 5 minutes. Add cooked pasta shells and cook for another 5 minutes before adding water, salt, and pepper.

4. Let boil. Finally, add parsley and turn off the stove.

5. Just before serving, take out the bay leaves and top it with cheese and serve with bread.