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 | |
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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.