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Green Lentil Chicken Soup

Updated: Mar 11, 2023

There's something so comforting about chicken soup. Everything in this recipe - minus the lentils & tomato paste - is local and in season and perfect for cool winter days. This makes a big pot of nutrient dense, delicious warming goodness perfect for cold days šŸ²


1 large onion, diced

Head of celery, diced

4-5 medium carrots, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

Salt, pepper & spices to taste

1 can tomato paste (6 oz)

~12 cups (3 quarts) chicken or vegetable broth (I cook a whole chicken to make the broth first)

2 cups French dried lentils

1 pound shredded chicken (rotisserie or pulled from the whole chicken for broth)

Fresh cilantro

OPTIONAL - shiitake, portabella or maitake mushrooms ~1 cup

INSTRUCTIONS


šŸ²If you're making the broth from scratch, cook a whole chicken 4-6 hours on simmer in ~3.5 quarts water. Pull off meat & shred, put aside. Strain broth into a pot and put aside.

šŸ„•Chop the celery, carrots, garlic & onions (and optionally the mushrooms) and season with salt & pepper


šŸ…Sautee the vegetables until tender in extra virgin olive oil. Add in tomato paste and cover the veggies. Cook until the tomato paste has saturated the veggies, 3-4 minutes.


Add veggies to broth. Add in lentils and bring to a boil.


Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and add in shredded chicken. Summer for roughly 45 minutes. Season with Italian seasoning to taste.


Before serving, chop fresh cilantro and add to soup. Enjoy šŸ½


TIPS- for a quicker meal, you can use store bought broth or a rotisserie chicken for shredded chicken.


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