Chicken Lentil Soup

Serves: 14

Time: 30min prep + 1hr cook

Ingredients

0.5kg chicken (try 1kg next time)

2x Onion

1kg frozen veg

4tsp garlic paste

2tsp oregano

2tsp basil

2x bay leaf (optional)

800g crushed tomato

800g lentils (I used canned, but should try with dry lentils as per origional recipe)

4Tb Vinegar

2cup water (should be 10 cups if following origional recipe ratios, but too watery!)

6cup chicken stock

1cup Spinach (optional)

Dice and brown chicken
Dice and brown onion, frozen veg, garlic paste, oregano, basil, bay leaf
Combine chicken with other mixture
Add crushed tomato, lentils, vinegar, stock and water
Simmer for 1hr, stir occasionally. Add salt and paper + extra vinegar to flavour
Add spinach and cook until wilts

Original: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13978/lentil-soup/

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Tags: Soup