Lentil Rice And Veggie Soup Food

LENTIL RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium heat on the stove. Sauté the diced onion for 5 to 6 minutes until soft and translucent.
• Add the garlic, dried thyme and black pepper and sauté 1 minutes. Add the celery and carrots and cook another 5 minutes so they start to soften.
• Add the lentils, rice, tomatoes, coconut aminos and broth. Stir well. Bring to a boil, stir again, cover, reduce heat and simmer 30 to 40 minutes until the lentils and rice are tender, but not mushy.
• Add the salt, fresh lemon juice, and chopped parsley. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.

LENTIL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover the lentils with boiling water and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drain.
• In a large stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions, leeks, and garlic with the olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme, and cumin for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are translucent and very tender. Add the celery and carrots and saute for 10 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, and lentils. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, until the lentils are cooked through. Check the seasonings. Add the red wine and serve hot, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with grated Parmesan.

ITALIAN RED LENTIL AND BROWN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, diced tomatoes, red lentils, brown rice, Italian seasoning, celery flakes, white pepper, and marjoram. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils break down and rice is tender, about 55 minutes.
• Stir balsamic vinegar into the soup just before serving.

RICE AND LENTIL SOUP OR STEW

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot heat oil.
• Add celery, carrots, onions, and garlic sauté till slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in spices and bay leaf.
• Add water, scraping the brown goodness from the bottom of the pot.
• Add ham bone, tomatoes and chipotle; bring to a boil and then simmer for 1 hour.
• Add lentils; cook for 15 minutes and then add rice. Cook for 30 more minutes.
• You can thin if you like with liquid either chicken stock of water. Water would be just fine because there is plenty of flavor.

LENTIL AND BROWN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, 3 cups water, lentils, rice, tomatoes with reserved juice, carrots, onion, celery, herbs and sausage and bring to boil (do not add parsley and vinegar).
• Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 45-55 minutes, or until lentils and rice are tender.
• Stir in parsley and vinegar and season to taste.
• Freezer Note: I often make up a double batch of this delicious soup, freezing half the batch, to provide me with a quick, nutritious dinner further on down the line when time is short and you don't want to resort to ordering in. Just defrost in microwave, reheat well and serve

LINA'S AWESOME SMOOTH LENTIL AND VEGGIE SOUP!

Steps:

• Rinse Lentils and add them to a big cooking pot. Add all the veggies (do not add the parsley). Add the Chicken broth. Cook on medium high for approximately 30 to 40 minutes or until the veggies are very tender. Once the veggies are very tender, take the pot off the stove and set on a heat proof area. Mix the soup with a hand blender until very smooth (You can use a blender but it's just easier with a hand blender). Put the smooth soup back on the stove on a low setting and add the butter and mix until the butter has melted in with the soup. Add your cumin, garlic and salt. Mix into the soup. Finely, add your chopped parsley and mix.
• Serve hot. So good.

CURRIED LENTIL AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add onion and fry over a gentle heat until the onion has softened and is clear in colour.
• Increase the heat and add the curry powder or paste and stir for 2 min to release the fragrance. Add the stock and tomato paste bring to the boil and reduce heat.
• Add the lentils, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add all of the vegetables and simmer covered for a further 15 min till vegetables are tender.
• Serve sprinkled with some chopped basil or parsley, or some grated parmesan cheese, or a swirl or sour cream or yogurt.
• For Vegetarian use the vegetable broth.

SLOW COOKER LENTIL AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a small slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or until lentils and rice are cooked.

LENTIL, RICE, AND VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil or butter and saute onion and garlic for 3 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, celery, carrots, cabbage, and tomato along with about 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer about 2 minutes.
• Add rice and lentils. Continue adding appropriate amount of water and then season, to taste, with the powdered bullion, cumin, curry, and salt & pepper.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium to simmer.
• Stir occasionally, adding more water/spices/seasoning as needed.
• Simmer for at least 45 minutes or until lentils are soft and rice is cooked.