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==Description==
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== Description ==
 
This is a surprisingly filling, vegetarian, crock pot soup. It is very good, and easy to prepare the night before, or chop the veggies in advance and turn it on before you leave for work in the morning. Goes great with a crusty bread.
 
This is a surprisingly filling, vegetarian, crock pot soup. It is very good, and easy to prepare the night before, or chop the veggies in advance and turn it on before you leave for work in the morning. Goes great with a crusty bread.
   
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===Ingredients===
 
* 1 cup lentils
 
* 1/3 cup pearl barley
 
* 1 cup carrots (chopped)
 
* 1 cup celery (chopped)
 
* 1 cup onions (chopped)
 
* 2 cloves garlic (minced)
 
* 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
 
* 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
 
* 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
 
* 1 bay leaf
 
* 3 1/2 cups broth
 
* 2 1/2 cups water
 
* 14 1/4 ounces Italian-style tomatoes or regular stewed tomatoes or crushed tomatoes
 
* 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
 
* 2 tablespoons cider vinegar (optional)
 
 
===Directions===
 
 
* Sort through lentils to remove debris and shriveled beans, then rinse.
 
* Add lentils to crock pot, along with carrots, celery, onion, garlic, dried herbs and bay leaf.
 
* Pour in broth, water, and tomatoes.
 
* Cover and cook on low heat for 12 to 14 hours, or on high heat for 5 to 6 hours.
 
* Discard bay leaf and just before serving stir in parsley and vinegar (if using.).
 
 
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== Ingredients ==
 
* 1 cup [[lentils]]
 
* cup pearl [[barley]]
 
* 1 cup [[carrot]]s (chopped)
 
* 1 cup [[celery]] (chopped)
 
* 1 cup [[onion]]s (chopped)
 
* 2 cloves [[garlic]] (minced)
 
* ½ teaspoon dried [[basil]]
 
* ½ teaspoon dried [[oregano]]
 
* ¼ teaspoon dried [[thyme]]
 
* 1 [[bay leaf]]
 
* 3½ cups [[stock|broth]]
 
* 2½ cups [[water]]
 
* 14¼ ounces Italian-style [[tomato]]es or regular stewed [[tomato]]es or crushed [[tomato]]es
 
* ¼ cup fresh [[parsley]], finely chopped (optional)
 
* 2 tablespoons [[cider vinegar]] (optional)
   
 
== Directions ==
[[Category: Italian Soups]][[Category:Soups]] [[Category:Recipes]]
 
 
# Sort through [[Lentils]] to remove debris and shriveled beans, then rinse.
[[Category:Italian Recipes]]
 
 
# Add [[Lentils]] to crock pot, along with [[carrot]]s, [[celery]], [[onion]], [[garlic]], dried herbs and [[bay leaf]].
 
# Pour in broth, [[water]], and [[tomato]]es.
 
# Cover and cook on low heat for 12 to 14 hours, or on high heat for 5 to 6 hours.
 
# Discard [[bay leaf]] and just before serving stir in [[parsley]] and [[vinegar]] (if using.).
 
[[Category:Barley Recipes]]
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[[Category:Budget Friendly Main Dish Recipes]]
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[[Category:Carrot Recipes]]
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[[Category:Celery Recipes]]
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[[Category:Crockpot Recipes]]
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[[Category:Italian Soups]]
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[[Category:Lentil Recipes]]
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[[Category:Tomato Recipes]]
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[[Category:Vegetarian Main Dish Recipes]]
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[[Category:Vegetarian Recipes]]

Latest revision as of 05:51, 19 January 2015

Description

This is a surprisingly filling, vegetarian, crock pot soup. It is very good, and easy to prepare the night before, or chop the veggies in advance and turn it on before you leave for work in the morning. Goes great with a crusty bread.

Italian lentil and barley soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Sort through Lentils to remove debris and shriveled beans, then rinse.
  2. Add Lentils to crock pot, along with carrots, celery, onion, garlic, dried herbs and bay leaf.
  3. Pour in broth, water, and tomatoes.
  4. Cover and cook on low heat for 12 to 14 hours, or on high heat for 5 to 6 hours.
  5. Discard bay leaf and just before serving stir in parsley and vinegar (if using.).