Lentil Noodle Soup (Print Version)
A warming bowl featuring tender lentils, vegetables, and noodles in aromatic broth. Ready in under an hour.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Lentils & Grains
01 - 1 cup brown or green lentils, rinsed
02 - 4 oz egg noodles or any short pasta
→ Vegetables
03 - 1 medium onion, diced
04 - 2 medium carrots, sliced
05 - 2 celery stalks, sliced
06 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
07 - 1 medium tomato, diced
→ Liquids
08 - 7 cups vegetable broth
09 - 1 tablespoon olive oil
→ Spices & Seasonings
10 - 1 teaspoon ground cumin
11 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
12 - 1 bay leaf
13 - 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
14 - Salt and black pepper to taste
→ Garnish
15 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
16 - Lemon wedges
# Steps:
01 - Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add diced onion, sliced carrots, and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.
02 - Stir in minced garlic and diced tomato. Cook for 2 minutes until fragrant and tomato begins to break down.
03 - Add rinsed lentils, ground cumin, dried thyme, bay leaf, smoked paprika, and vegetable broth. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat.
04 - Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer for 20 minutes until lentils are just tender but not mushy.
05 - Add egg noodles to the simmering soup. Cook uncovered for 8 to 10 minutes until noodles and lentils are fully cooked and tender.
06 - Remove and discard bay leaf. Season soup with salt and black pepper to taste. Adjust seasoning as needed.
07 - Ladle hot soup into serving bowls. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- A complete meal in a bowl that somehow tastes even better the next day
- The humblest ingredients transform into something that feels like a proper hug
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- The soup will thicken considerably in the fridge as the lentils absorb more broth
- Adding pasta directly to the soup is traditional but rinsing cooked pasta separately keeps it from getting mushy if you plan to store leftovers
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- Rinse lentils thoroughly until the water runs clear or your soup will look muddy
- Taste a lentil before adding noodles they should be almost done but still have a tiny bite