Name: Mexican Lentil Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1½ cups yellow onion; 1½ cups yellow bell pepper; 1¼ cups carrots; 1 Jalapeno; 1½ tbsp garlic; 7 cups vegetable broth; 29 oz fire roasted tomatoes; 1¼ cups brown lentils; 1 tbsp ancho chili powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground coriander; salt; black pepper; ½ cup cilantro; 1 tbsp lime juice; For Serving:; 2 cups Tortilla strips; 2 avocados; ½ cup cotija cheese

Mexican Lentil Soup Recipe

How To Make Mexican Lentil Soup

A bowl of Mexican lentil soup is a delicious pick-me-up dinner for a weeknight. It’s loaded with veggies that everyone will enjoy.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspolive oil
1½cupsyellow onion1 medium, chopped
1½cupsyellow bell pepper1 medium, chopped
1¼cupscarrots2 medium, peeled and diced
1jalapeñoseeds discarded, chopped, optional
1½tbspgarlic4 cloves, minced
7cupsvegetable brothlow-sodium, then more as desired
29ozfire roasted tomatoescan
1¼cupsbrown lentilsrinsed and picked over
1tbspancho chili powder
2tspground cumin
½tspground coriander
salt
black pepperfreshly ground
½cupcilantrochopped
1tbsplime juicefresh

For Serving:

2cupsTortilla stripsor crumbled tortilla chips
2avocadosdiced
½cupcotija cheesecrumbled, or Mexican blend shredded cheese

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add in onion, bell pepper, carrots, and jalapeno and saute for 2 minutes.
Add garlic and saute 2 minutes longer. Stir in broth, tomatoes, lentils, chili powder, cumin, and coriander, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring just a few times throughout cooking, for about 45 minutes until lentils are tender.
Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
Serve warm, topping each serving with tortilla strips, avocados, and cotija cheese.