Lentil Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 cups carrots, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 8 cups chicken stock (can use broth, i like kitchen basic's chicken stock)
• 2 cups dried lentils, rinsed and drained
• 14 1/2 ounces whole tomatoes with juice, can
• 1/4 cup italian parsley, fresh chopped
• 1 cup acini di pepe pasta, cooked

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in stock pot.
• 2 sweat garlic, onions, carrots and celery about 20 minutes.
• 3 add broth and heat until boiling.
• 4 stir in rinsed lentils and bring to boiling again.
• 5 stir in tomatoes, squeezing through sieve and parsley.
• 6 cook on low two hours, stirring occassionally.
• 7 just before finishing add ancini di pepe.