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Hearty Lentil Soup with Bacon

Sandi Gaertner
This is a hearty, delicious lentil and bacon soup recipe I created inspired by a soup we had on a date night.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Gluten Free Soup Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 253 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 6 carrots diced
  • 2 parsnips diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ¼ cup black lentils * see note
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 quart low sodium chicken broth I used Trader Joe's
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 6 pieces cooked bacon * see note
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil on medium heat.
  • Add the diced onion and cook 5 for minutes until the onion becomes transparent
  • Add in the chopped bacon, carrot, and parsnip and cook for and cook another 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the lentils, broth, water, thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Cover the soup pot and bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Boil the soup for 5 minutes, then turn the heat to low and simmer the soup.
  • Cook until lentils are soft, and most of the liquid is absorbed. Serve this soup hot, it will taste even better the next day!

Notes

  1. You can use any type of lentils, but I recommend using black lentils. They tend to hold their shape a lot better than green or brown lentils. Orange lentils will turn to mush, so I don't recommend using this color.
  2. If you would like this soup to be low-fat, use turkey bacon.
  3. This soup will keep up to 4 days in an airtight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer. Use Souper Cubes to freeze individual portion size blocks to store in the freezer!

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 13gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 186mgPotassium: 446mgFiber: 10gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 7667IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 3mg
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