One-Pot Veggie Lentil Soup
30 min
Soup
Meal
One-bowl / one-pot
Freezer-friendly
Servings
Total
30 minPrep
10 minCook
20 minFree from
soy
peanut
tree nut
sesame
gluten
Ingredients
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3 cups (576 g)dry brown lentils, soaked for at least 2 hours, drained†
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1 Tbsp (15 mL)vegetable oil
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2medium onions, diced
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3cloves garlic, crushed
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1red hot chili pepper, minced
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1 tsp (3 g)ground turmeric
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1 tsp (2 g)curry powder
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½ tspsalt, plus more to taste
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½ tspground black pepper
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5 cups (1200 mL)water
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2vegetable bouillon cubes, crushed
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2medium potatoes, cut into 1 cm cubes
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2carrots, diced
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½medium broccoli, broken into bite-sized florets
Optional garnish
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fresh cilantro
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fresh parsley
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lemon slice
Directions
- Add the oil to a large pot on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onions and cook for 5 minutes. Add splashes of water as needed to deglaze the pot.
- Add the garlic and red chilli, cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the spices and cook for 30 - 60 seconds, stirring throughout.
- Add the water, bouillon*, lentils, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, partially covered for 5 minutes.
- Add the carrots and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Optionally, blend half of the soup using an immersion blender to make it more creamy. Then add the broccoli and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
- Adjust salt and pepper to your liking, and enjoy!
Notes
- †When we have time, we like to soak our lentils for at least a couple of hours beforehand to help decrease the cooking time and to help increase nutrient absorption. Soaking, though, is not necessary for this recipe; if using unsoaked lentils, add an extra 15 minutes to the cooking time. Learn more about the benefits of soaking in our PUL article.
- * In place of water and bouillon, you can add vegetable stock. In this case, you may need to add more salt to taste.
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week, or the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Plate method
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Grains & Starches 19%
• medium potato
Proteins 53%
• dry brown lentils
Fruits & Veggies 28%
• medium onion
• clove garlic
• red hot chili pepper
• carrot
• medium broccoli
Calcium
No significant sources of calciumFat
• vegetable oil
Nutrition info
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Discussion & Rating
YUM!
Nourishing, delicious, and comforting! My fiancé and I loved it and lapped it up with bread at the end! Thank you!
DE LI CI OUS!
comforting, nourishing, full of taste. Ill keep the receipe for post partum as well, so YUMMY
This soup is my favorite. IT IS DELICIOUS!
I loved this soup, it's full of warm flavors. I made it for six people according to the instructions. However, I put clearly less lentils than in the instructions and a little more water. Very good soup and easy to prepare, I will definitely make it again!
Made this recipe so much I have it memorised. A really flexible dish which can be easily altered depending on what veg I have in - very useful for keeping to the limited student budget!
So good!!
Delicious and so easy to make!
Thank you so much😍
Perfect for autumn, our family loved it! Thank you!
Just made this and it was wholesome and comforting! I blended half of it which gave it a lovely texture. I have a feeling this recipe will become a staple in our home :)
We just made this dish (without the broccoli and chili but with some diced bell paprika instead)
It was such a nice turn to our typical german Lentilsoup. Thanks for sharing this one!
Easy to make, affordable & accessible ingredients, comforting, and yummy! Perfect while we are under the weather this week. Thank you for this gem!
Delicious, thank you so much for this! :-))
A truly warming and comforting soup 😊 I ended up adding some more vegetable broth at the end of the cooking time since a lot of liquid had been absorbed (by the lentils I guess). I’ll surely make this again.
very delicious, but i made it a couple of times and the water are always not enough. its not so watery like in the pictures here🤔. But tasty, so🤷♀️🤣
Wow. Another great recipe. How can you come up with something so easy and tasty? This would be something I will repeat. I am bringing your soups to my work for my lunch. They keep me warm and happy! Thank you for sharing this.
Love all of your content, Sadia and I think you are wonderful. However, this was not a great soup. I felt the soup was lacking in flavor and didn’t have enough soupy liquid to feel like I was eating a soup. I made the soup as written and wasn’t super thrilled so ended up adding a can of coconut milk which I think helped a bit. I did serve with lemon and cilantro. I love a lot of your recipes but won’t be making this one again. Thanks for all of your hard work though; I think you are a great creator!!
Love the recipe
Can you use green lentils instead of brown? I wasn’t sure if the green lentils would hold up the same way we couldn’t seem to find brown in the store.
Regardless, I can’t wait to try this recipe it looks so hearty and yummy! Perfect for winter ☃️
I made this today and it was so good! Comforting and perfect for rainy weather. It tastes like a fresher version of Amy’s lentil vegetable soup!
This soup is so creamy and delicious and a perfect way to use up the basics I always have in my kitchen. It was also super simple to prepare. You need to make this soup!
This was the worst soup have ever had
Loved your peanut coconut curry soup recipe ! About to try this lentil recipe...what do you suggest to substitute the red hot chili pepper? Chili flakes?
Absolutely loved it! So tasteful and so easy to make. This one is a keeper :)
I absolutely loved this recipe! I didn’t have curry powder, garam masala, or red chilles on hand so I instead used cumin, coriander, chili powder and rasam powder and it was delicious. I also added in a green bell pepper and a jalapeño because we had them in the fridge.
This recipe is a new favorite of mine and is a great way to use up some veggies in the fridge in a healthy way!
He hecho esta receta hoy y ha quedado espectacular. Es la primera receta que hago de Pick Up Limes y no va a ser la última. Felicidades por vuestro gran trabajo, los videos son fantásticos!
I tried lentils for the first time with this recipe, and now I don't want to eat them any other way! Such a delicious and definitely a comfort meal for me. Sending love!
My husband and I love this lentil soup! We make it for dinner every Sunday, and we eat it throughout the rest of the week for lunch. Everyone I have given it to has loved it as well. Our grocery store never has red chilis, so we use one jalapeño and it works perfectly! It goes wonderfully with some naan bread!
Made this lentil soup but without the Chilly and some Spices. I love lentils so any dish with them l love l grow up eating lentils being greek they are so delicious cant wait to have a few days with my lunch.
I love this meal! It's a great hot soup to have when you are feeling under the weather. I have added cumin to it and it was a real kick 😋
This soup is delicious! The broccoli fits perfectly there😋
All recipes I’ve tried so far from you have been amazing, thank you so much for what you do.
Sending love from Slovakia❤️
Hi! Today I cooked this recipe, I have been on a strict diet for the last few weeks and I really needed to eat something delicious and this was easy and perfect. Thank you so much for the recipe! Greetings from Guatemala :)