Healthy lentil soup with meat and vegetables for lunch: a recipe from the cook

Lentils are an ideal product for making delicious soups, cereals and even cutlets. It goes well with meat, smoked meats, vegetables and spices.

Cook Valentyna Sayenko shared a delicious lentil soup with smoked meats and vegetables on Instagram for a light lunch.

Ingredients:

• Lentils - 300 g
• Veal or other meat - 0.5 kg
• Smoked meats or bacon, chicken breast or just smoked chicken - 500 g
• Tomatoes in their own juice - 0.4 g
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Celery - 2 pcs.
• Garlic - 3-4 cloves.
• Zira, smoked paprika, salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Boil the meat, leave the broth.

2. Boil the lentils until soft.

3. Dice the onion, grate the carrots, cut the celery into small pieces and fry for about 5-7 minutes. Add the chopped smoked meats, fry together for a few minutes and add spices to taste.

4. Add the tomatoes and garlic to the roast, simmer for a few minutes and add to the veal in the broth, cook for a few minutes and add the lentils, add spices and chili.

5. Cook the soup for 10 minutes and serve.