Garden Orzo Soup

"Yet another of my soups for hubby. (you know, the guy that had a heart attack last year...) This one is low cal, low sodium and low cholesterol."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large pot, melt margarine, add onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until onion is softened.
  • Add all remaining ingredients except peas, orzo and tomatoes. Cook over high heat until it reaches a full boil (6-8 minutes).
  • Reduce heat and simmer, covered until lentils and potatoes are tender (10 minutes).
  • Add peas, orzo and tomatoes. Increase heat back to high. Bring to a full boil (8-10 minutes).
  • Reduce heat again to low, and let simmer until orzo is tender (10-12 minutes).
  • *When cooking lentils, DO NOT add acidic ingredients like tomatoes until they are of desired texture. The acid in the tomatoes prevents them from getting softened.

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  1. This was delicious. The marjoram and tarragon made it so aromatic, and the lentils and orzo gave it so much body. I made it a day ahead to blend the flavors even more. I loved it!!
     
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I'm a mom and I love to cook. Started cooking when I was 20, and found I love to do it! I love to experiment with new stuff all the time, and I hate prepackaged foods and recipes that use them, so I always try to figure out the ingredients on my own to copy a recipe. I just don't think that opening a can of baked beans and adding something to it makes for homemade beans!!) My husband had a heart attack last year at the age of 39! So now, we try to eat a lot healthier. I am always looking for ways to get more veggies into him. In my recipes, I never add salt, but I post it here cuz I know most people still like the taste. It takes a while, but you get over it when you cut it out of your cooking. We don't even have a salt shaker anymore. Poor guests! I love that when I post something here, I can see the nutritional breakdown so I know what he can and can't have. I've printed all kinds of recipes that I've found here and made up a heart friendly cookbook for us.
 
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