Italian Lentil Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, broth, lentils, carrot, green pepper, oregano, basil and, if desired, pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until lentils are almost tender. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until lentils are tender. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Add the lentils and water to a slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours.
• In a skillet over medium heat, let the oil and butter heat together until the butter melts.
• Add in the onion, celery, and carrots; stir/saute 5 minutes or until just softened.
• Add in the garlic; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Stir into the partially cooked lentils; cover and continue to cook on LOW for another 3-4 hours.
• Stir in the wine, lemon juice, and molasses; season with salt and plenty of fresh black pepper.
• Add water or broth to thin the soup if it is too thick.
• Cover and continue to cook on LOW for another 30 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls; serve hot topped with chopped green onion and a drizzle of vinegar.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper and saute until all the vegetables are tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes with their juices. Simmer until the juices evaporate a little and the tomatoes break down, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add the lentils and mix to coat. Add the broth and stir. Add the thyme sprigs. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer over low heat until the lentils are almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the pasta. Simmer until the pasta is tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle with the Parmesan, drizzle with olive oil, and serve.

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large pot. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Add onion, celery and chopped garlic, and saute until tender and translucent. Stir in lentils, carrot, water, chicken broth and tomatoes. Season with garlic powder, parsley, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover, and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until lentils are tender.
• Stir in pasta, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until pasta is tender.

Steps:

• Place lentils in a pot with 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.
• Bring rice and 1 1/3 cup water to boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, beaten egg, garlic, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, parsley, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper. Form ground beef mixture into 1 inch balls. Place meatballs in skillet and cook 5 minutes or until evenly brown.
• In a large pot, bring the tomato sauce and 4 cups water to a boil. Transfer the browned meatballs to the pot. Mix in cooked lentils and rice. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese to serve.

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large saucepan on medium heat. Add carrots, celery and onions; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 min.
• Add all remaining ingredients except cheese; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 1 hour or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Remove soup from heat. Serve topped with cheese.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery and carrot; cook and stir until crisp-tender., Stir in lentils, parsley, bouillon, pepper and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally., Stir in tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar and salt; heat through. Serve with cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little water if necessary.

Steps:

• Place onion, celery, garlic and carrots in food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Saute the veggies in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Remove sausage from casings and crumble.
• Add sausage to vegetables and saute until no longer pink.
• Rinse lentils and add to pot.
• Add broth, water and seasonings and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, stirring often.
• If soup becomes too thick, add more broth.
• Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
• When done, drizzle with olive oil, stir and serve.