Lentil Vegetable Soup

4 Servings


This is Aunt Ruths recipe for homemade Lentil Vegetable Soup.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons oil
1 large onion - chopped
1 green pepper - chopped
3 cloves of garlic - minced
8 cups of water
3 8 oz. cans of tomato sauce
cups of lentils
1 cup of brown rice
1 cup of dry white wine
3 carrots - sliced
3 celery stalks - sliced
2 large red potatoes - diced
2 zucchini - sliced
1 teaspoon thyme - crumbled
1 teaspoon dried basil - crumbled

Directions:

Heat the oil - add the next 3 ingredients, saute until tender (5 minutes).

Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer until the lentils and rice are tender and soup is thick (about 1¼ hours).

Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

Notes: You may leave out the celery and zucchini. Aunt Ruth's notes also mentioned adding another can of tomoto sauce when the soup is almost finished, if it is too thick.

Source:

Aunt Ruth's Recipe Collection