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Chicken Lentil Soup
 
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Prep Time: 2 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 3 Minutes
Servings: 8
First Prize Heart's Delight Recipe Contest- Junior Division. From Cooking a la Heart - Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes from the Mankato Heart Health Program, 1988.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs skinless chicken, cut in pieces
1 1/2 cups lentils
1/2 cup split peas
3 quarts water
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon whole thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
Directions:
1. The night before serving, bring skinned, defatted chicken, lentils and split peas to a boil in water.
2. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 hours.
3. Remove chicken; bone, dice, and refrigerate.
4. The next day, remove and discard any congealed fat.
5. Add celery, carrots, onion, parsley, thyme, pepper, turmeric, sage and poultry seasoning.
6. Simmer 1 1/4 hours.
7. Just before serving, add diced chicken and heat thoroughly.
By RecipeOfHealth.com