Reviews
I've had allspice in my chicken lentil stew before so I was pretty sure our family would like this one. We have all been suprised at how wonderful allspice tastes in a recipe like this and my kids said this even outranked the original recipe that my Mom's boyfriend had made. I would also rate this as fairly easy for home made soup. We make things "from scratch" a lot so I like things that I can make easily. We doubled the recipe and fought over the leftovers.
over 3 years ago
by Prvb31Mom
Directions
Place the olive oil, butter, and onion in a soup kettle, set over low heat and cook until the onion has softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Increase the heat to medium, add the carrots and stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the celery and stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the green pepper and stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the diced potato, cumin, chili powder, and allspice, stir-cook for 1 minute.
Add the herb bundle, lentils, and chicken broth; bring to a boil, then boil for 1 minute.
Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the lentils are tender.
The soup may be prepared in advance up to this point.
Season the soup with salt and fresh pepper to taste and discard the parsley-bay leaf bundle.
Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve steaming hot.
