Quick and Easy Lentils and Rice Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium white onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 cups lentils, sorted
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrot
- 1 cup brown rice, cooked
- 1 (8 ounce) can chicken stock (beef or vegetable would work too)
- 2 -4 teaspoons tomato with chicken powdered bouillon (or 2 cubes)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Heat olive oil in large pot. Add onion and garlic, cooking for about 5 minutes until golden.
- Add can of chicken stock, frozen peas & carrots, and about 3 cups of water to start. Cook until boiling, then add the tomato/chicken bullion, one teaspoon at a time, tasting as you go, as it can be too salty for some.
- Add the lentils, cooked brown rice, and cumin.
- Continue simmering for about an hour, or until lentils are of desired tenderness. Continue adding water, bullion, salt & pepper, to taste.
- Continue simmering for added flavor.
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Just a college student in West Texas. I have begun cooking a lot lately and it has become something of a hobby. I enjoy swapping recipes and learning new dishes.