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  • Spicy Lentil And Pasta Soup

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    Ingredients

    • 2 med onions thinly sliced
    • 1/2 c. minced carrots
    • 1/2 c. minced celery
    • 1/2 c. peeled and minced turnip
    • 1 sm jalapeno pepper finely minced
    • 2 can clear vegetable broth (14.5 ounce)
    • 1 can no salt added stewed tomatoes (14.5 ounce)
    • 2 c. water
    • 8 ounce dry lentils
    • 2 tsp chili pwdr
    • 1/2 tsp dry oregano
    • 3 ounce uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti broken
    • 1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro

    Directions

    1. Spray large nonstick saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add in onions, carrot, celery, turnip and jalapeno. Cook over medium heat 10 min or possibly till vegetables are crisp-tender.
    2. Add in broth, tomatoes, water, lentils, chili pwdr and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 to 30 min or possibly till lentils are tender.
    3. Add in pasta and cook 10 min or possibly till tender.
    4. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle with cilantro.
    5. TIP - 2 ounces of dry long pasta such as spaghetti, is about the same size as the diameter of a quarter.
    6. Cuisine: "Vegetarian"
    7. Cooking: Pasta"
    8. Yield: "8 c."
    9. NOTES : Lentils, a popular meat substitute, have a fair amount of calcium and vitamins A and B and are a good source of iron and phosphorus.

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