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Chicken Lentil Soup on a plate
Melissa Hart

Chicken Lentil Soup

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 celery rib diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 3/4 cup dried brown lentils rinsed and picked over
  • 7 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3/4 tsp fine salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in large pot; cook onion, carrots, and celery 6 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and coriander; stir 30 seconds.
  2. Add lentils, broth, and bay; gently simmer 15 minutes.
  3. Add chicken, salt, and pepper; simmer partly covered 20 to 25 minutes more until lentils tender and chicken 165°F.
  4. Remove bay; add lemon juice off heat.
  5. Rest 5 minutes; stir from bottom and serve, distributing lentils and chicken evenly.