Make-Ahead Lentil Soup Mix Recipe for a Hearty and Healthy Meal
Author:Anna Young
Prep Time:5 minutes
Total Time:5 minutes
Scale
Ingredients
2 cups dried green or brown lentils
2 tbsp dried chopped onion
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp coriander powder
1 ½ tsp paprika powder
1 tsp dried parsley
1 dried bay leaves
1 vegetable or chicken bouillon cube
Instructions
Layer the ingredients in the following order in a jar:
– dried lentils
– dried chopped onions
– garlic powder
– cumin
– coriander
– paprika powder
– dried parsley
– bay leaf
– bouillon cube
Print the recipe tag on card stock and cut out.
Attach the tag to the jar.
Decorate the jar as you wish.
To make the soup:
Unwrap the bouillon cube.
Add the bouillon cube, remaining content of the jar, 2 diced carrots, 2 diced celery stalk, 1 (14 oz) can diced tomato and 6 cups of water into a large pot.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat.
Cover and simmer, until the lentils are tender, about 35-45 minutes, adding more water as necessary.
Discard the bay leaf.
Using an immersion blender, do 2 or 3 quick whizzes to thicken the soup.