Name: Easy Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup white onion; ½ cup celery; ½ cup carrots; ½ cup red pepper; 3 garlic cloves; 3 cups chicken broth; 1 cup red lentils; 1 tsp paprika

Easy Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Maxine Kelley Modified: February 20, 2024

How To Make Easy Red Lentil Soup

Enjoy a warm bowl of red lentil soup packed with nutritious veggies such as celery, carrot, red lentils, and garlic, soaked in vegetable or chicken broth.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspolive oil
1cupwhite onion,chopped
½cupcelery,chopped
½cupcarrots,chopped
½cupred pepper,diced, roasted
3garlic cloves,chopped
3cupschicken broth,or vegetable broth
1cupred lentils
1tsppaprika,smoked

Instructions

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrots, roasted red pepper, and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onion is cooked and translucent.
Add the broth, lentils, and smoked paprika. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the lentils are cooked.
Serve warm.