Lentil Soup
Add this soup to your menu to incorporate all you favorite vegetables!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 6 ounces spicy tomato-vegetable juice
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
- 2 cups canned, diced tomatoes, undrained
- 4-1/2 ounce can chopped green chilies, undrained
- 1 cup frozen, canned or fresh whole kernel corn
- 2 cups sliced zucchini
Directions
- Heat onion, chili powder, salt, cumin, garlic and tomato juice to boiling in a 3-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
- Stir in water, lentils, tomatoes, and chilies. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Stir in corn, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in zucchini, cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until lentils and zucchini are tender.
Yield: 6 servings
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe: 6 | |
| Amounts Per Serving | |
| Calories: 177 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat: 1 g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat: Trace Amounts | 1% |
| Cholesterol: 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium: 307 mg | 13% |
| Carbohydrate: 34 g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber: 13 g | 51% |
| Protein: 12 g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 111% |
| Folacin | 45% |
| Calcium | 5% |
| Iron | 23% |
| Potassium | 21% |
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.