Serve this zesty veggie-packed soup with thin slices of sharp Cheddar cheese and pumpernickel bread to soak up the delicious broth.
Hearty Lentil Soup
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 2 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton)
- 1 can (12 ounces) beer or 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth
- 1/2 cup dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
- 1 medium carrot, sliced (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium celery stalk, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 fully cooked smoked Polish sausage, about 5 inches long, thinly sliced (3 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 small dried bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Heat 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.
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Step2Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.
Nutrition
365
Calories
17 g
Total Fat
29 g
Protein
36 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 365
- Calories from Fat
- 155
- Total Fat
- 17 g
- Saturated Fat
- 6 g
- Cholesterol
- 30 mg
- Sodium
- 2370 mg
- Potassium
- 1160 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 36 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 12 g
- Protein
- 29 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 100%
- 100%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 16%
- 16%
- Iron
- 34%
- 34%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 3 Lean Meat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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