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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Beans/Legumes

    Barley Lentil Soup

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    Soup with barley, lentils, carrots, tomatoes, and broth in a white bowl with text Barley Lentil Soup Add Salt & Serve formerly Menus4Moms

    This hearty legume soup with fresh vegetables is a comforting and delicious cool weather meal.

    Soup with barley, lentils, carrots, tomatoes, and broth in a white bowl

    Soup with barley, lentils, carrots, tomatoes, and broth in a white bowl

    Barley Lentil Soup

    This hearty legume soup with fresh vegetables is a comforting and delicious cool weather meal.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 50 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 290

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 sun-dried tomatoes, rehydrated, drained, and chopped
    • 3 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 onions, chopped
    • 4 garlic cloves, minced
    • 3 carrots, sliced
    • 4 celery stalks, sliced
    • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
    • 2 teaspoon dried basil
    • 1 teaspoon oregano, dried and crumbled
    • 70 oz. vegetable broth, plus more for thinning as desired
    • 28 oz. can whole tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
    • 1 cup pearl barley
    • 1 cup dried lentils
    • salt and pepper to taste
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    Instructions

    • Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions and sauté until translucent.
    • Add next 7 ingredients and cook until bell pepper just softens (about 6 minutes).
    • Mix in the broth, tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, stir in barley and lentils.
    • Reduce heat and simmer until barley and lentils are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 ½ hours.
    • Thin soup to desired consistency with additional broth, and season with salt and pepper before serving.

    Nutrition per serving

    Serving: 1 BowlCalories: 290 calCarbohydrates: 46 gProtein: 14 gFat: 7 gSodium: 1125 mgFiber: 14 gSugar: 7 g
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    Posted by Mary Ann on March 19, 2019; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Soups and Stews, Stovetop Recipes, Vegetarian (or Vegetarian Option) Recipes

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