Name: Lovely Lentil Veggie Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 400 gram Can of lentils-drained; 2 tsp Olive oil; 3 cups Salt-reduced chicken stock-(use a good quality free range or make your own); 500 gram Sweet potato-peeled and diced; 250 gram Broccoli florets-chopped; 250 gram Cauliflower florets; 2 number Celery sticks; 50 gram Pancetta (optional)-can be replaced with good quality bacon or beef mince; 1 number Handful of parsley-to garnish; 400 gram Diced Tomato-one tin; 1 medium Onion-Red - finely chopped; 1 medium Red Capsicum; 2 number Garlic Clove

Lovely Lentil Veggie Soup is not just baby food, it is seriously delicious for the bigger people too. You can easily make this a vegetarian dish, the meat component is very optional. I gave this to Harry for lunch and then sat down to enjoy some myself, but the little wriggler was climbing all over me for more.

It’s very hot here in Singapore, but as this recipe came from Mum, I cranked the aircon, rugged up, and pretended it was cold and wintery, just like at home.

Lovely Lentil Veggie Soup

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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A hearty lentil and vegetable soup, packed with protein and nutrients. Warm, comforting, and perfect for a light, healthy meal.

Course: VegetarianCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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servings

Prep time

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Cooking time

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Calories

150

kcal

Total time

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Ingredients

400 gram Can of lentils-drained
2 tsp Olive oil
3 cups Salt-reduced chicken stock-(use a good quality free range or make your own)
500 gram Sweet potato-peeled and diced
250 gram Broccoli florets-chopped
250 gram Cauliflower florets
2 number Celery sticks
50 gram Pancetta (optional)-can be replaced with good quality bacon or beef mince
1 number Handful of parsley-to garnish
400 gram Diced Tomato-one tin
1 medium Onion-Red – finely chopped
1 medium Red Capsicum
2 number Garlic Clove

Directions

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion, capsicum and garlic until clear, add the meat if using, cook through.
Add the sweet potato, stir to combine for 1 minute.
Add the stock, tomato, lentils. Bring mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer partially covered for 15 minutes
Add the broccoli and cauliflower, cook for a further 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.
Divide any mixture you want for baby and puree to desired consistency.
Add salt and pepper to the ‘adult version’ only
Recipe Hints and Tips:
Lovely Lentil Vegie Soup is suitable to freeze for up to two months.
Tip – Serve with Crusty bread.
Recipe submitted by Allie Gaunt
“I am a full time mum to a beautiful little (big) boy, Harry. I find I don’t have two free hands at any one time, and so ‘one handed cooks’ was born. My recipes are all quick and easy to make, leaving you time to wipe a nose, give a cuddle or feed a hungry child”

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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