• Home
  • Blog
  • About FH & Lovoni
  • Services
  • Guilty Hunger podcast
  • Contact

Fresh Hunger

simple, rustic cookery for food lovers

  • Home
  • About FH & Lovoni
  • Our services
  • Recipes
    • Afternoon tea
    • Appetizers
    • Bacon & Pork
    • Baking & Desserts
    • Beef, Lamb & Wild
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Chicken & Other Birds
    • Condiments & Dressings
    • Curries & such
    • Drinks
    • Fast & Fresh
    • Features
    • Fish & Seafood
    • Fruity desserts
    • Grilling
    • Holidays
    • How-to – Kitchen Basics
    • Low carb chicken
    • Lower carb
    • Lunch
    • Mains
    • Make-ahead & Freeze
    • Popular on Pinterest
    • Salads
    • Sides & Veggies
    • Seasonal – fall & winter
    • Seasonal – spring & summer
    • Soups, Stews & Casseroles
    • Under 500 Calories
    • Vegetarian
  • Blog
  • Guilty Hunger podcast
  • Home & Garden
    • Our Old Home
    • Entertaining
    • Garden
    • Kitchen Essentials
    • Cooking videos – coming soon

20 minute chicken lentil soup

November 7, 2017 by Lovoni | Leave a Comment

You’ve heard it before but the simplest things are often the best. In part because they’ve got nothing to hide behind & nothing to mask their truth. And although this sounds a trifle cliched, the saying is relevant to many things in life – especially food. This 20 minute chicken lentil soup is simple. Simple, wholesome & immensely flavorful. 

20 minute chicken & lentil soup

To be quite transparent, I generally keep a decently stocked freezer in that I have homemade stock, sauces, & one or two cooked pulses at the ready – in this instance, lentils. This enables me to make many meals rather speedily. Such is the case with this 20 minute chicken lentil soup recipe. Good chicken broth is a must to have on hand during the chilly autumn & winter months. I make mine in a slow cooker. It’s easy & has excellent flavor & if you’ve not made slow cooker broth might I suggest you start. Get the recipe here.

20 minute chicken & lentil soup

In a pinch, use store-bought broth & canned lentils for this recipe. However I do stress – because this soup is so simple in its ingredients & flavors, it is best to use a good broth base. 

20 minute chicken & lentil soup

Onions, carrots, garlic & ginger start the soup. Fresh jalapenos, lentils & Italian parsley finish it. If a soup can be considered both hearty & light at the same time then this soup can claim the title. Make it for dinner one night & then freeze the rest for lunches during the week. Simple. 

Until next time, cheers, 

Lovoni

HERE’S A PIC TO SHARE ON PINTEREST

20 minute chicken & lentil soup

20 minute chicken & lentil soup
2017-11-07 11:55:26
Save Recipe
Print
Ingredients
  1. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  2. 1 large onion, sliced
  3. 4 carrots, peeled & sliced
  4. 4 garlic cloves, minced
  5. 2 tablespoons finely grated ginger
  6. 4 cups good chicken broth
  7. 1 cup cooked brown lentils
  8. 2 cups coarsely shredded chicken, (use a rotis chicken from the store or leftover roasted chicken or turkey
  9. 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced
  10. 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the onion, carrot, garlic & ginger for about 5 minutes or until onion is softened.
  2. Add the broth & lentils & cook for 5 minutes. Stir in chicken & jalapeno. Cook for 5 minutes or until carrot is softened.
  3. Top individual bowls with parsley. Serves 2 to 4.
By Lovoni
Fresh Hunger https://freshhunger.com/

You may also like

  • chicken, spinach & feta meatballs four ways
    Appetizers
    chicken, spinach & feta meatballs four ways
    With one base recipe, in this case - chicken, spinach & feta meatballs, you ...
  • Easy Springtime Chicken Pot Pies
    Chicken & Other Birds
    Easy Springtime Chicken Pot Pies
    Screw guilt. It doesn't get much better than chicken pot pie. Except when you us...
  • creamy mushroom & sherry soup
    Appetizers
    creamy mushroom & sherry soup
    Creamy mushroom & sherry soup is both rustic & decadent. Any recipe is e...
  • Rustic Country Chicken with Olives, Potatoes & Leek
    Chicken & Other Birds
    Rustic Country Chicken with Olives, Potatoes & Leek
    As Old Man Winter hangs on for dear life, something warming to nourish the soul ...
  • Cream of Corn & Ginger Soup
    Appetizers
    Cream of Corn & Ginger Soup
    This Asian-inspired Cream of Corn & Ginger Soup doesn't actually have any cr...
  • White Bean & Veggie Soup with Pesto
    Appetizers
    White Bean & Veggie Soup with Pesto
    Many of us look for ways to include more vegetables in our diet. One way is soup...
share this
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on Yummly
Yummly
Share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Email this to someone
email
Print this page
Print

Filed Under: Chicken & Other Birds, Lunch, Mains, Make-ahead & Freeze, popular, Seasonal - fall & winter, Soups, Stews & Casseroles, Under 500 Calories Tagged With: broth, chicken, chicken broth, chicken soup, lentils, light meals, soup

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

join

our food loving community

Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Search for Recipes

Browse Recipes

Archives

Well hello there…

I’m Lovoni – food stylist, cookbook author, once-upon-a-time TV cooking show host, food photographer & gypsy Really, I’m just greedy with a passion for good food, made right. I believe wholesome food is something to take pleasure in without guilt. I love simple living, whimsy & adventures.

 

read more

Quick access

  • Home
  • Blog
  • ABOUT FRESH HUNGER & LOVONI
  • Contact
  • Services
  • Recipes
GOOD FOOD. NO GUILT
Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & t Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & today we got a little taste of spring & I think these tarts are just that - a little taste of springtime. Mine you, we still have a foot of snow in our backyard but this time last week it was more than double that so I’ll take this. Only 20+ days until spring. Hang in there! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/12/09/salmon-leek-ricotta-tarts/
.
.
.
.
#springtimevibes #salmon #salmondinner #pastry #leeks #quiche #pastrytart #cream #farmfresheggs #freshhunger #lovoni #inmykitchen #onmytable
Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my website & shared it on Pinterest, I almost blew up my Pinterest account. It was so popular. I was shocked. Really I made it for my husband a couple of times and the recipe was so nice I had to share. I thought here the words “ox tail” might turn people away. I was wrong, quite the opposite. Nowadays it’s beef tail not ox because oxen numbers, as far as I’m aware, have been on the decline and is the reason for beef tails being used but they’re still referred to as ox tail. 
Get the recipe here: https://freshhunger.com/2018/12/07/oxtail-in-red-wine/

.
.
.
.
.
#oxtail #comfortfood #beefiswhatsfordinner #beeftail #cookedwithwine #inmykitchen #wholesomefood #carrots #redwine #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable
Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort foo Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort food. Simple & inexpensive to make, this is a meat & tater lovers heaven. 
~
I used grass-fed ground beef from @firstfruitsfamilyfarm that I picked up @wheelers.cafe on the weekend. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/22/cottage-pie/

#buylocal #grassfedbeef #freshhunger #pie #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #onmytable #inmykitchen #foodstyling #potato #mashedpotatoes #comfortfood #foodphotography
Succumbing to the cold & snow makes more sense tha Succumbing to the cold & snow makes more sense than complaining about it (not that it stops me whining) so I’m embracing soup-making. This one here is Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup. It’s pretty fabulous. I’ll drop the link below. Meanwhile tonight’s offering from the soup gods is creamy roasted red pepper soup with grilled salami & cheese sammich. Yummy!! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/10/30/creamy-curry-cauliflower-soup/
#Cauliflower #soup #soupseason #soupweather #freshhumger #lovoni #toast #foodstylingessentials #foodstylist #foodstylistindianapolis #foodstylistmidwest #cookbookauthor #recipewriter #food52grams
Butterscotch Pudding for our endless winter 😂. Butterscotch Pudding for our endless winter 😂. Have you ever made a self-saucing pudding before? It’s so easy & so good. You get a soft, cake-like top & underneath lurks the most delicious toffee sauce. Mmmm. Serve with scoops of ice cream & gobble it up. A true comfort dessert that reminds me of when I was a little girl. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/19/butterscotch-pudding/
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
#toffee #butterscotch #pudding #toffeepudding #caramel #onmytable #inmykitchen #comfortfood #feedfeed @thefeedfeed.baking #goldensyrup #lyles #freshhunger #lovoni
Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread. Boxed cornbrea Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread.  Boxed cornbread is dry, might as well just eat the box.  Homemade is so simple & far better. Add jalapeños or don’t; that’s your call. Either way this is delish, especially served with butter & honey. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/18/quick-and-easy-homemade-cornbread/

.
.
.
#cornbread #homemade #homemadecornbread #jalapenos #freshhunger #madefromscratch #lovoni #onmytable #onmyplate  #vegetarian #madefromscratch #fresh  #wholesome #comfortfood #corn
Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & t Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & today we got a little taste of spring & I think these tarts are just that - a little taste of springtime. Mine you, we still have a foot of snow in our backyard but this time last week it was more than double that so I’ll take this. Only 20+ days until spring. Hang in there! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/12/09/salmon-leek-ricotta-tarts/
.
.
.
.
#springtimevibes #salmon #salmondinner #pastry #leeks #quiche #pastrytart #cream #farmfresheggs #freshhunger #lovoni #inmykitchen #onmytable
Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my website & shared it on Pinterest, I almost blew up my Pinterest account. It was so popular. I was shocked. Really I made it for my husband a couple of times and the recipe was so nice I had to share. I thought here the words “ox tail” might turn people away. I was wrong, quite the opposite. Nowadays it’s beef tail not ox because oxen numbers, as far as I’m aware, have been on the decline and is the reason for beef tails being used but they’re still referred to as ox tail. 
Get the recipe here: https://freshhunger.com/2018/12/07/oxtail-in-red-wine/

.
.
.
.
.
#oxtail #comfortfood #beefiswhatsfordinner #beeftail #cookedwithwine #inmykitchen #wholesomefood #carrots #redwine #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable
Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort foo Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort food. Simple & inexpensive to make, this is a meat & tater lovers heaven. 
~
I used grass-fed ground beef from @firstfruitsfamilyfarm that I picked up @wheelers.cafe on the weekend. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/22/cottage-pie/

#buylocal #grassfedbeef #freshhunger #pie #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #onmytable #inmykitchen #foodstyling #potato #mashedpotatoes #comfortfood #foodphotography
Succumbing to the cold & snow makes more sense tha Succumbing to the cold & snow makes more sense than complaining about it (not that it stops me whining) so I’m embracing soup-making. This one here is Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup. It’s pretty fabulous. I’ll drop the link below. Meanwhile tonight’s offering from the soup gods is creamy roasted red pepper soup with grilled salami & cheese sammich. Yummy!! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/10/30/creamy-curry-cauliflower-soup/
#Cauliflower #soup #soupseason #soupweather #freshhumger #lovoni #toast #foodstylingessentials #foodstylist #foodstylistindianapolis #foodstylistmidwest #cookbookauthor #recipewriter #food52grams
Butterscotch Pudding for our endless winter 😂. Butterscotch Pudding for our endless winter 😂. Have you ever made a self-saucing pudding before? It’s so easy & so good. You get a soft, cake-like top & underneath lurks the most delicious toffee sauce. Mmmm. Serve with scoops of ice cream & gobble it up. A true comfort dessert that reminds me of when I was a little girl. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/19/butterscotch-pudding/
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
#toffee #butterscotch #pudding #toffeepudding #caramel #onmytable #inmykitchen #comfortfood #feedfeed @thefeedfeed.baking #goldensyrup #lyles #freshhunger #lovoni
Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread. Boxed cornbrea Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread.  Boxed cornbread is dry, might as well just eat the box.  Homemade is so simple & far better. Add jalapeños or don’t; that’s your call. Either way this is delish, especially served with butter & honey. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/18/quick-and-easy-homemade-cornbread/

.
.
.
#cornbread #homemade #homemadecornbread #jalapenos #freshhunger #madefromscratch #lovoni #onmytable #onmyplate  #vegetarian #madefromscratch #fresh  #wholesome #comfortfood #corn
Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & t Salmon, Leek & Ricotta Tarts because yesterday & today we got a little taste of spring & I think these tarts are just that - a little taste of springtime. Mine you, we still have a foot of snow in our backyard but this time last week it was more than double that so I’ll take this. Only 20+ days until spring. Hang in there! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/12/09/salmon-leek-ricotta-tarts/
.
.
.
.
#springtimevibes #salmon #salmondinner #pastry #leeks #quiche #pastrytart #cream #farmfresheggs #freshhunger #lovoni #inmykitchen #onmytable
Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my Oxtail in Red Wine: when I first added this to my website & shared it on Pinterest, I almost blew up my Pinterest account. It was so popular. I was shocked. Really I made it for my husband a couple of times and the recipe was so nice I had to share. I thought here the words “ox tail” might turn people away. I was wrong, quite the opposite. Nowadays it’s beef tail not ox because oxen numbers, as far as I’m aware, have been on the decline and is the reason for beef tails being used but they’re still referred to as ox tail. 
Get the recipe here: https://freshhunger.com/2018/12/07/oxtail-in-red-wine/

.
.
.
.
.
#oxtail #comfortfood #beefiswhatsfordinner #beeftail #cookedwithwine #inmykitchen #wholesomefood #carrots #redwine #freshhunger #lovoni #onmytable
Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort foo Cottage pie - the granddaddy of savory comfort food. Simple & inexpensive to make, this is a meat & tater lovers heaven. 
~
I used grass-fed ground beef from @firstfruitsfamilyfarm that I picked up @wheelers.cafe on the weekend. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/22/cottage-pie/

#buylocal #grassfedbeef #freshhunger #pie #comfortfood #comfortfoodrecipes #onmytable #inmykitchen #foodstyling #potato #mashedpotatoes #comfortfood #foodphotography
Succumbing to the cold & snow makes more sense tha Succumbing to the cold & snow makes more sense than complaining about it (not that it stops me whining) so I’m embracing soup-making. This one here is Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup. It’s pretty fabulous. I’ll drop the link below. Meanwhile tonight’s offering from the soup gods is creamy roasted red pepper soup with grilled salami & cheese sammich. Yummy!! 

https://freshhunger.com/2019/10/30/creamy-curry-cauliflower-soup/
#Cauliflower #soup #soupseason #soupweather #freshhumger #lovoni #toast #foodstylingessentials #foodstylist #foodstylistindianapolis #foodstylistmidwest #cookbookauthor #recipewriter #food52grams
Butterscotch Pudding for our endless winter 😂. Butterscotch Pudding for our endless winter 😂. Have you ever made a self-saucing pudding before? It’s so easy & so good. You get a soft, cake-like top & underneath lurks the most delicious toffee sauce. Mmmm. Serve with scoops of ice cream & gobble it up. A true comfort dessert that reminds me of when I was a little girl. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/19/butterscotch-pudding/
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
#toffee #butterscotch #pudding #toffeepudding #caramel #onmytable #inmykitchen #comfortfood #feedfeed @thefeedfeed.baking #goldensyrup #lyles #freshhunger #lovoni
Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread. Boxed cornbrea Quick and Easy Homemade Cornbread.  Boxed cornbread is dry, might as well just eat the box.  Homemade is so simple & far better. Add jalapeños or don’t; that’s your call. Either way this is delish, especially served with butter & honey. 

https://freshhunger.com/2021/02/18/quick-and-easy-homemade-cornbread/

.
.
.
#cornbread #homemade #homemadecornbread #jalapenos #freshhunger #madefromscratch #lovoni #onmytable #onmyplate  #vegetarian #madefromscratch #fresh  #wholesome #comfortfood #corn

Copyright © 2021 · Fresh Hunger · Designer Blogs