How to Make Lentil Stew
You can play around with different types of lentils in this stew – try red, yellow, or brown lentils.
15 min prep time
45 min cook time
6servings
1 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Add oil to a soup pot over medium high heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots, and jalapeno pepper and sauté until the onions turn clear, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and sauté 1 additional minute.
- Stir in the lentils and add the vegetable broth and water.
- Add the bay leaf, salt (optional), and ground black pepper. Bring to a boil. Then, reduce to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 40 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf and stir in the spinach until the spinach is wilted.
Nutrition facts
6 Servings
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Serving Size
1 cup
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Amount per serving
Calories
165
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
3g
4%-
Saturated Fat
0.4g
2% -
Trans Fats
0g
-
Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
0mg
0% -
Sodium
330mg
14% -
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%-
Dietary Fiber
9g
32% -
Total Sugars
6g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
9g
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Potassium
680mg
14%
Ingredients
olive oil
1 tbsp
onion(s) (diced)
1
celery (diced)
2 stalks
small or 2 medium carrots (peeled and diced)
3
jalapeño pepper (seeded and minced)
1
garlic (minced)
2 clove
lentils
1 cup
low sodium vegetable broth
4 cup
water
1 cup
bay leaves
1
salt
1/2 tsp
black pepper
1/4 tsp
baby spinach
4 cup