6 lentil minestrone soup Recipes

extra virgin olive oil (plus extra oil to finish), onions, finely chopped, tomato paste, parsley, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, carrots, diced, celery, diced, salt, freshly gorund black pepper, french green lentil , picked through, rinsed, bay leaves, parsley sprigs (may use just stems), fresh thyme sprigs, water (or vegetable stock), soy sauce (mushroom recommended), greens (mustard , chard, spinach, or brocolli rabe), cooked small shell pasta (shells , orecchiette, or your favorite), parmesan cheese, thinly shaved

olive oil, onion, mushrooms, red bell pepper, diced tomatoes, water, green beans, corn kernels, lentils, marjoram or oregano, garlic, paprika, pepper, dried noodles

onion, chopped, carrots , quartered lengthwise and chopped, celery ribs, halved lengthwise and chopped, garlic cloves, minced, baking potato, washed and cubed, red bell pepper, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, zucchini , quartered lengthwise and chopped, spinach, chopped, diced tomatoes, undrained, black beans, rinsed and drained, pinto beans, rinsed and drained, lentils, uncooked, wild rice, uncooked (about 1 large handful ), canola oil, dried basil, dried oregano, sea salt, black pepper, water (2.5 quarts)

extra virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, carrot, minced (about 1/2 cup), minced celery, garlic cloves, minced or pressed, tomatoes with juice, seeded and chopped, lentils , picked over and rinsed, parmesan rind (optional), parsley, thyme, bay leaf, cayenne pepper (to taste), salt, shell pasta , such as elbow macaroni or small shells or 1/2 cup arborio rice, fresh ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley, freshly grated parmesan cheese