Lentil Soup with Chili Oil: Zuppa di Lenticchie

Name: Lentil Soup with Chili Oil: Zuppa di Lenticchie
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 113 grams Tuscan or Umbrian country bread; 946 milliliters chicken broth, hot; 710 milliliters castelluccio lentils; 6 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters pasta shells; 1 mediums red onion, chopped into 1/8-inch dice; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced plus 2 whole cloves

Lentil Soup with Chili Oil: Zuppa di Lenticchie might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 884 calories, 45g of protein, and 24g of fat. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Super Bowl. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up onion, pasta shells, castelluccio lentils, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Wash and drain the lentils, carefully picking through them to take out any pebbles.

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Lentils

In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the 6 tablespoons oil until just smoking.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the onions and sliced garlic. Cook until softened but not brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the lentils and the hot chicken stock. Bring the liquid to a boil. Lower then heat and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, keeping the level of the liquid just over the lentils by periodically adding more water.

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Chicken Stock

Lentils

Water

Add the pasta shells during the last 6 minutes of cooking. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pasta Shells

In the meantime, preheat the grill or broiler. When the soup is ready to serve, grill or toast, slices of the bread until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Rub each slice with a cut garlic clove.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Bread