Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 -15 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 1 cup dried lentils
• 2 cups water
• 1 (5 ounce) bag baby spinach
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 quart saucepan, heat oil on medium until hot.
• 2 add carrots and onion, and cook 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned and tender.
• 3 stir in cumin; cook 1 minute.
• 4 add tomatoes, broth, lentils, 2 cups water, salt and pepper; cover and heat to boiling on high.
• 5 reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 8 to 10 minutes or until lentils are tender.
• 6 stir in spinach.