Recipe of Super Quick Homemade Italian Lentil Soup

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, italian lentil soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Italian Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Italian Lentil Soup is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have italian lentil soup using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Lentil Soup:

1. Take 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
2. Take 1 onion large , chopped
3. Make ready 2 carrots large , peeled and sliced
4. Make ready 2 celery stalks, sliced
5. Make ready 4 cloves garlic , peeled and minced
6. Get 7 - 8 cups vegetable stock
7. Prepare 1 cup lentils rinsed (color doesn't really matter)
8. Make ready 1 (15 oz) can tomatoes fire-roasted diced
9. Get 2 bay leaves
10. Get 1/4 tsp thyme dried
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp black pepper freshly-ground
12. Prepare 1/8 tsp red pepper of crushed
13. Get optional Parmesan cheese basil freshly-grated , finely-chopped fresh for topping

Steps to make Italian Lentil Soup:

1. Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery, and saute for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the garlic and saute for an additional 1-2 minutes until fragrant, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the stock, lentils, tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, black pepper, and crushed pepper, and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover the pot partially with the lid. Keeping the soup at a low simmer, continue cooking for about 25-30 minutes or until the lentils are tender and cooked through, stirring occasionally.
4. Taste, and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Remove bay leaves.
5. Serve warm, garnished with optional toppings if desired.

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