Cheesy Lentil and Vegetable Soup
This Cheesy Lentil & Vegetable Soup is made with frozen mixed vegetables, dried lentils and potatoes for a delicious and budget-friendly family dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 500 g white potatoes diced 1 cm approx
- 300 g frozen vegetable mix - sweetcorn peas, diced carrot & green beans
- 100 g dried red lentils soaked if needed, see pack
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1.2 ltrs vegetable stock
- Salt & black pepper to taste
- 95 g grated mature (or sharp) cheddar,
- Soft flour tortilla’s, cut into triangles, or any bread you like (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a medium-large non-stick pan over a medium-low heat for a couple minutes. Add the onion and fry for 6 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the garlic, smoked paprika and cumin and fry for 1 minute, stirring.
- Pour in the stock, lentils, diced potato, frozen vegetables, salt & pepper and stir very well. Bring to a boil over a high heat. Then reduce the heat to medium and leave on a rolling boil, uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring every now and then.
- Then add the oregano and stir well. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for a further 10 minutes.
- Use a stick blender to puree it in the pan or carefully transfer it to a blender.
- Finally, stir through the cheese until melted.
Baby & Toddler
Hold back on adding the salt until you have dished up their serving. Then add salt to the pot and stir well before dishing up the rest.
STORAGE
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days (cook day +2). Leftovers can also be frozen, just defrost in the fridge for 24 hours and reheat in the microwave, stirring halfway, until steaming hot all the way through.
Nutrition - per serving
Calories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 18gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 1402mgPotassium: 1016mgFiber: 14gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4963IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 239mgIron: 4mg
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