Lentil Soup With Bacon
Recipe: #22296
December 29, 2015
Categories: Dinner, Soups and Stews, Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Fall/Autumn, Sunday Dinner, Winter, Weeknight Meals, Stove Top, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Non-Dairy more
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Original recipe yields 7 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (189.9 g)
- Calories 357.8
- Total Fat - 6.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
- Cholesterol - 29.2 mg
- Sodium - 1364.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 46.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 21.6 g
- Sugars - 4.3 g
- Protein - 27.5 g
- Calcium - 69.4 mg
- Iron - 5.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.2 mg
- Thiamin - 1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large pot over medium heat fry the bacon until browned. Add the vegetables (onions - celery) and cook until onions are tender. Str in ham, lentils and spices (salt - bay leaves) and 8 cups of water. Cover, simmer over low heat for one hour or until lentils are tender. Discard bay leaves. add lemon juice and more salt if desired.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.