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Budget Meals
Red Lentil Soup with Lemon & Cumin
The most satisfying $1.50 meal you'll ever eat.
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Dr. Amara Osei
Recipe Developer
10 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
6
Servings
$1.50
Per serving
Nutrition per serving (estimated)
290
Calories
17g
Protein
44g
Carbs
5g
Fat
🛒 Ingredients
2 cups red lentils, rinsed
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, diced
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp cayenne
2 lemons — juice of both, zest of one
3 tbsp olive oil
Fresh parsley to serve
📋 Instructions
1
Heat oil in large pot over medium. Cook onion 5 minutes until soft.
2
Add garlic, cumin, turmeric, cayenne. Cook 1 minute until fragrant.
3
Add carrots, lentils, tomatoes, broth. Bring to boil.
4
Reduce heat, simmer 25 minutes until lentils are completely soft.
5
Use immersion blender to partially blend — leave some texture.
6
Add lemon juice and zest. Season generously with salt.
7
Serve with crusty bread. Keeps refrigerated 5 days, frozen 3 months.
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