Spicy Lentil Soup

Name: Spicy Lentil Soup
Total time: 45
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 0.25 cup chopped onion; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 large carrot, chopped; 1 large stalk celery, chopped; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 0.125 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste; 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 6 cups chicken stock; 1.5 cups dry lentils

Recipe by Darcie Paule from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Lunch 45 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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1 tablespoon olive oil
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0.25 cup chopped onion
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 large carrot, chopped
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1 large stalk celery, chopped
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2 tablespoons tomato paste

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0.125 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
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0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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6 cups chicken stock
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1.5 cups dry lentils

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
Stir in carrot and celery; cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender, about 8 more minutes.
Stir in tomato paste, crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper; mix in chicken stock and lentils.
Bring soup to a boil and reduce heat to low; simmer until lentils are soft, about 20 minutes.