Green Lentil Soup with Chicken

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook green lentil soup with chicken and potatoes? First of all, prepare all the necessary products. You can use any part of the chicken. The broth can be made from legs, wings, chicken backs, or use a soup set.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the chicken well, place in a saucepan, add water and place over high heat. An article on saucepans, link at the end of the recipe, will help you choose the ideal saucepan for soup. After boiling, remove the foam, salt the water, reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 40-50 minutes.

3. STEP 3

   

   At this time, prepare all other ingredients for the soup. Peel and wash potatoes, onions, carrots and garlic, remove the stem and seeds from the pepper. Wash the vegetables and cover the lentils with cold water.

4. STEP 4

   

   When the meat is cooked, remove it from the broth and return the pan to high heat. Take the slightly cooled chicken into small pieces.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the potatoes into medium-sized cubes and add to the broth.

6. STEP 6

   

   Next add green lentils. After boiling, reduce the heat to low and cook the soup for about 40-45 minutes under a closed lid.

7. STEP 7

   

   Cut the carrots into thin slices, chop the onion not very coarsely, and cut the bell pepper into strips.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add chopped vegetables to the vegetable oil heated in a frying pan and fry them for some time, stirring occasionally. Determine the degree of frying for yourself.

9. STEP 9

   

   Wash the tomato and cut into small cubes. If desired, you can remove the peel from the tomato first.

10. STEP 10

    

    When the lentils are ready and the potatoes break slightly when pressed, you need to increase the heat under the pan. Add the roast, bay leaf and tomato to the soup and leave to simmer for about 5 minutes.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add finely chopped herbs and finely chopped garlic to the pan (the garlic can be passed through a press). Dill and parsley are good greens. Let the soup simmer for about one minute, then turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave to brew for a while.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour the finished soup into bowls, add chicken in portions if desired and sprinkle with allspice or ground black pepper. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

morkofka

15.10.2023

4.7

I prepare lentil soup in a simpler version. The only vegetables are potatoes and carrots. I really liked the option with bell peppers and tomatoes, I’ll remember it.

Alyona

15.10.2023

4.9

The heat had subsided and we wanted hot soup with sour cream. I hasten with gratitude to Zhemchuzhinka for such a simple, tasty, satisfying, aromatic soup with green lentils! I still soaked the lentils while the broth was cooking. And I changed the order of actions in the product tab. First, I boiled the lentils for 10 minutes, then added the potatoes. Everything else is strictly according to the recipe. It turned out to be a very soulful soup! My husband expressed a wish to make puree soup according to this recipe next time. We will try! Enjoy cooking, I recommend this recipe!