Chickpea and Lentil Soup
"I got this in an on-line recipe swap and it comes from my Aunt Phyllis's friend Nancy's daughter! It's easy to make and tastes better the NEXT day!"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup lentils
- 6 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes (diced or crushed)
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1⁄3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
directions
- In a large pot, melt butter over moderately low heat.
- Add onion, celery and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in ginger, cinnamon, salt, pepper and lentils. Add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender, 25-30 minutes.
- Add chickpeas and simmer 5 minutes longer. Stir in cilantro and voila!
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Reviews
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We enjoyed this. It's a unique taste and this recipe makes a lot so it could easily be cut in half. I also added two cloves of garlic. I teamed this up with #80113 for a little more substance. I'm glad I did because I don't think this would stick my ribs very well. -
This was awesome! The only thing I did differently was add 1 minced garlic clove, and I don't have any cilantro. I was a little leary about the cinnamon, but it gave it such a nice sweat taste. I've been sampling it all day long and can't wait for a full bowl for dinner. -
Nice and flavourful soup. I made a chicken broth with the water by adding chicken boullion. I omitted the ginger and cinnamon. I reduced the amount of celery, carrots and onions and added 1 smashed garlic clove. I also opened a can of white beans instead of garbanzo, so you guessed it, I subbed.Thanks for the recipe
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Nice and flavourful soup. I made a chicken broth with the water by adding chicken boullion. I omitted the ginger and cinnamon. I reduced the amount of celery, carrots and onions and added 1 smashed garlic clove. I also opened a can of white beans instead of garbanzo, so you guessed it, I subbed.Thanks for the recipe
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