Lentil Soup For Days

I love lentil soup - it’s really the only soup I like, but I force myself to eat other soups because the warm liquid is great to help digest and either a soup or salad at dinner time help to keep your weight stabilized.


I make a lot of lentil soup and then package and freeze it for several days of yummy goodness. If you can get to a whole foods and pick up Melissa's Lentils (Melissa's lentils and other products can also be found at the URL http://www.melissas.com/Products/Products/Steamed-Lentils.aspx).


2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chopped garlic
1 quarter cup chopped yellow pepper
1 cup chopped red onion
Salt & Pepper 
1 can chopped fire roasted tomatoes
2 boxes of broth
1 box Melissa's Lentils
2 tbsp of Trader Joes Habanero & Lime Salsa*

*Optional

In a large pot, pour in olive oil. Add garlic, yellow peppers and onion and cook until onions are translucent. Salt and Pepper. Bring heat to a low and add the fire roasted tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring heat to medium and allow to slow boil.

Add the box of Melissa's Lentils, make sure you separate it, these lentils are steamed and stuck together, so do your best to separate chunks. For a little spice and be careful with this (we are pregnant after all) add a little of Trader Joes Habanero & Lime Salsa (I don’t care for a lot of spice/heat usually, but I’m craving flavor in this pregnancy) after several experiments with my lentil soup and other spices, this has been the best result.

Cover and cook at medium/low heat for 40 minutes. Super Simple and Enjoy!