The Cookbook Challenge continues!!
Here’s another soup recipe from Real Simple Best Recipes: Easy, Delicious Meals. Chili for a Crowd and now Winter Lentil Soup. I guess I’m on a soup kick this week!
I halved the recipe and forgot to buy kale, so here are the ingredients that I used:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 leeks (white and light green parts), cut into 1/4-inch-thick half moons
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup brown lentils
- 1/2 tablespoon thyme
- Salt and black pepper
And here’s what I did with those ingredients:
I heated the oil in a large saucepan. Added the leeks and cooked, stirring occasionally, until they began to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Then, I added the tomatoes and cooked for 5 minutes.
Next, I stirred in the sweet potatoes and added 3 cups water.
Then, I added the lentils.
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And thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
I let the soup cook on medium-low heat until the sweet potatoes and lentils were tender, about 25-30 minutes.
This is the perfect soup for winter. Seriously. It’s full of flavor, comforting, hearty, and so tasty. I’m already looking forward to the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Have you tried any new recipes from your cookbooks lately?
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Yum! I can’t wait to make this on a cold snowy day.
Sounds delicious Tina, thanks for sharing! I also love how colorful and winter-like it looks, can’t wait to make it! I love lentils š
That looks like the definition of a winter soup–so appropriate that it has winter in the title! I’m currently scouring cookbooks for cookie recipes! Gotta be prepared for cookie swaps š
This soup looks fabulous!
Mmm, that looks wonderfully heartwarming on this miserable day. š
this looks delicious, quick and easy too! i’ll definitely be making this soon
I don’t really use cookbooks – I just find recipes online š Tonight I made Gina’s (CandidRD) sweet potato gnocchi!
I LOVE lentils! This soup looks so good!
That looks great.
I’ve made several things from the Skinny Bitch Cookbook in the past few weeks that have been very good.
This looks great, Tina! I have a very similar recipe that uses butternut squash, and it is one of my all-time favorite recipes.
Yumm! I love sweet potatoes in any type of dinner meal.
Oh this looks heavenly!
I’ve been using my Cooking Light magazines a ton lately!
Lentils are a favorite of mine!! This looks so comforting!
This looks delicious!! I actually just made something very similar for my own dinner š
This sounds fabulous! Love all those sweet potatoes in there.
Yum! TIna this looks fab. I’ve wanted to cook with leeks ever since reading Skinny B*tch like 5 years ago – but have yet to try them out!
I’m looking forward to cooking some soups and stews featured in this month’s Clean Eating š
I try to do one new recipe every week as well. I usually get mine from blogs though. I actually don’t own any cookbooks. I will check some out from the library though. Just haven’t in awhile.
That looks wondeful! A perfect winter meal!
Yum, this looks perfect for a cold night. I love a good lentil soup — might have to make a similar version this weekend.
…not from any cook books, but since I got sick over the weekend, I have been making a new soup pretty much every day. I’ve taken good notes and plan to blog about them as soon as I am feeling better š The best part about them is that I had little to no enegry when I was making them, so you can be sure they’re easy to throw together.
Sweet potatoes and lentils are two of my favorite things – what a great looking recipe.
Thanks for posting it!
Wow, this looks fabulous! How many servings did it make when you halved the recipe? I recently tried butternut squash-black bean-swiss chard chili, and it was phenomenal! I love your recipe challenges and look forward to trying this one.
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I love the combination of lentils and thyme! And I love your easy recipes š
Perfect time for soups! I’ve been on a raw kick lately since I just got a vegan raw cookbook – weird timing! Time for soup!
This past Sunday I made a really yummy minestrone soup from my Cooking Light Slow Cooker cookbook. It seems like its hard to find healthy crockpot recipes (that don’t involve a can of cream of something soup) and that cookbook has some really nice ones.
Soups and stews are all I want for dinner this time of year. This looks so hearty and filling – YUM! š
This looks amazing! Thanks for another great idea! Can’t wait to make it! š
Ohh my I wish that soup were waiting for me in my kitchen!
looks so warm,..;-) perfect for winters,.
I make lentil stew all the time… it’s a staple in my life. I’ve never really cooked with leeks though. I hear such good things about them. Perhaps it’s time to start. Thanks for the idea.
Great recipe – I’m with you on leftovers…I love them! And winter dishes tend to make the best leftovers. Chili, soups, etc. I haven’t tried any recipes from cookbooks lately but have been trying out recipes from bloggers. š
Hi Tina~
I just started reading your blog and love it! Keep up the good work! And your new house is coming along so beautifully š
I had to tell my husband about how you love iced lattes (even when it’s chilly out) because he loves iced vanilla lattes and has one every morning 365 days of the year! Our family/friends thinks he’s strange since he has iced lattes when it’s a chilly Minnesota winter and how he should be drinking hot lattes! And now he’s got me hooked on the iced ones every now and then. I saw in your recent post you had a pumpkin spice latte, how do you make that one?
I love leeks! I recently made some gingerbread from a Southern Living cookbook. It turned out great.
looks good!!!
Wanna know a secret? I add 1 tblspoon of raw oats to hearty soups to add texture and thicken the soup. It’s amazing!!!
this sounds like the best soup for a snowy day (which coincidentally we are due for this weekend ;))
that soup looks delicious and filling! mm perfect for a cold winter day!
I have the same cookbook and love this soup – it is so hearty! It freezes really well too. Have a good night!
Those pictures are gorgeous!
Those chopped leeks look so pretty. Love the green and the lighting.
That is a really pretty bowl of soup! It almost looks like confetti in a bowl! : )
I’ve been on a baking kick. I made banana bread over the weekend and I’m going to be making apple bread soon.
I’ve been doing desserts lately; need to get into the main meals soon š
soup looks awesome!
i dont use cook books, online has reviews!
I need to make this soup to warm me up on these super cold days we’ve been having!
It looks like you’re getting the hang of Windows Live Writer – do you love it yet?? Soup looks delicious.
this soup looks so delicious!
Looks delightful š
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Hi Tina! This soup looks amazing! If I were to use kale, at what point would I put it in?