Name: Lentil Soup with Tubetti and Bacon Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¼ lb Bacon; 2 carrots; 2 onions; 2 ribs celery; ½ lb mushrooms; 6 cloves garlic; 1 lbs lentils; 6 cups chicken broth; 3 cups water; 1 tsp dried rosemary; 1 cup tomatoes in thick puree; 2 tsp salt; ¼ tsp dried red pepper flakes; ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper; ½ cup tubetti

Lentil Soup with Tubetti and Bacon Recipe

Fanchon Ricker Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Lentil Soup with Tubetti and Bacon

This hearty lentil soup comes simmered together with veggies, bacon, and tubetti pasta in a rich chicken-tomato broth with the flavors of rosemary.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 35 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼lbbacon
2carrots
2onions
2ribscelery
½lbmushrooms
6clovesgarlic
1lbslentils,about 2⅓ cups
6cupschicken broth,canned, low-sodium, or homemade stock
3cupswater
1tspdried rosemary
1cuptomatoes in thick puree,canned
2tspsalt
¼tspdried red pepper flakes
¼tspfresh ground black pepper
½cuptubetti,or other small macaroni

Instructions

In a large pot, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Remove.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
Add the carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, and garlic.
Cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
Add the lentils, broth, water, rosemary, tomatoes, salt, red-pepper flakes, black pepper, and bacon.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the pasta and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes longer until the lentils are tender and the pasta is done.

Recipe Notes

Wine Recommendation: The Nebbiolo grape produces wine with complex notes including smoke, truffle, and dried red cherry. A light-bodied version, such as one from Valtellina, is an excellent match.