The Best Lentil Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound lentils

  dry
• 10 cups water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion

  chopped
• 3 cloves garlic

  minced
• 3 carrots

  chopped
• 2 sweet potatoes

  peeled and diced
• 1 cup butternut squash

  cubed
• 1 large can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tbsp italian seasoning
• 1 tsp salt plus more to taste
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 Rinse the lentils in cold water to then add to a large pot with water and bring
  to a boil set a timer for 25 minutes.
• 2 In a large sauté pan over medium heat add olive oil, onion and garlic and cook
  until fragrant about 5 minutes.
• 3 Add carrots, butternut and sweet potatoes, season with salt and cook for 5
  minutes stirring often.
• 4 Add contents of sauté pan to boiling lentils then cover to cook until timer set
  in step one goes off.
• 5 Check lentils, if soft, add canned tomatoes if not, wait another 5-10 minutes
  then add them.
• 6 Add italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Taste for salt and adjust. Simmer for 10
  minutes. The soup is ready when all veggies are fork tender and the lentils are
  soft.

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