Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, italian lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This is the best lentil soup plus prep is quick and it's so easy to make! It's packed with fresh veggies, zesty Italian flavors and plenty of protein rich lentils. Giada De Laurentiis' easy Lentil Soup from Everyday Italian on Food Network is a perfect meal: fast, nutritious and delicious. This filling and flavorful Italian Lentil Soup can be made in either the Instant Pot or Crock-Pot, for a quick and easy soup that will warm you up on a cold day!
Italian Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Italian Lentil Soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook italian lentil soup using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Italian Lentil Soup:
- Make ready 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
- Take 1 onion large , chopped
- Get 2 carrots large , peeled and sliced
- Prepare 2 celery stalks, sliced
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic , peeled and minced
- Take 7 - 8 cups vegetable stock
- Take 1 cup lentils rinsed (color doesn't really matter)
- Prepare 1 (15 oz) can tomatoes fire-roasted diced
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Get 1/4 tsp thyme dried
- Get 1/4 tsp black pepper freshly-ground
- Take 1/8 tsp red pepper of crushed
- Make ready optional Parmesan cheese basil freshly-grated , finely-chopped fresh for topping
Lentil soup is a soup based on lentils; it may be vegetarian or include meat, and may use brown, red, yellow or black lentils, with or without the husk. Dehulled yellow and red lentils disintegrate in cooking, making a thick soup. It is a staple food throughout Europe and the Middle East. Making the Italian Sausage & Lentil soup is easy.
Instructions to make Italian Lentil Soup:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taste, and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Remove bay leaves.
- Serve warm, garnished with optional toppings if desired.
It is a staple food throughout Europe and the Middle East. Making the Italian Sausage & Lentil soup is easy. Remove the casings from the Italian sausage, chop, and brown in a skillet on the stove along with onions and garlic. A hearty winter soup packed with healthy legumes, plus pancetta, rosemary and parmesan to round out the flavour. Lentils were the first thing I ever cooked in a pressure cooker, and they won me over to pressure cooking because they cook so much faster than on Italian Sausage Lentil Soup in the Instant Pot.
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