Lentil Soup

Well, it has been a couple of day's, I know, but the girls have demanded so much of my time!! I don't mind but certainly there needs to be some down time too!! I love the fact that my children are in bed by 7:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. most nights!! It gives me a chance to take a break and relax and refresh before the next day begins again!!

Anyway, on Monday night I was extremely exhausted and it was just a really bad day. So I put on a pot of Lentil Soup. Lentil Soup is very high in nutrition and very cheap to make. Now mind you, it may not look so appetizing but it sure does taste pretty good!! My most favorite thing to do with recipes these days is to look up a recipe online--I browse through the recipe and make my own little modifications. So here is the Lentil Soup complete with the breakdown of Calories, Fats, Carbs, Fiber, and WW points!!

Lentil Soup

1 TBSP Butter
1 Cup Chopped Onion
1 Cup Chopped Celery
1 Cup Chopped Carrots
1 Cup Lentil's
4 Cups Beef Broth
2 Garlic Cloves, Chopped (or 1 TBSP Minced Garlic)
1 (14.5 oz) can Diced tomatoes in Juice
1 pkg of Italian Sausage (optional)

Chop up each of the vegetables--Onion, celery and Carrots and the garlic. In a stew pot, melt the butter and add the vegetables and garlic. Cook for about 5-10 minutes or until the onion is softened. Add in the beef broth (I have been using 4 cups of water and 4 tbsp of beef bullion of late). Add in the can of diced tomatoes and the juice and the lentils. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer on low for at least an hour to an hour and a half. This will allow the lentils to soften. Serve with or without biscuits. Serves 6 people.

An optional idea is to cut up and fry some Italian Sausage and add it into the soup. I have yet to try it myself but it is on the agenda. My husband loves to have meat in his food and once I can afford to add it to our grocery list, it will make its way into the soup!!

Now here is the breakdown for the nutritional information. Just so you know that I did not add in the Italian Sausage in the information.

1 Cup = 1 Serving
1 Serving = 160 Calories, 3g of Fat, 30.5g of Carbs, 11.5g of Fiber, and 3 WW points.

Now, these numbers are based upon my own personal calculations. I do try to make sure that my math is correct but I am in no way responsible if they are off for any reason. I do use these for my own personal use and I am not a certified nutrition specialist nor do I claim to be! If you have any questions please contact your local nutrition specialist.