Mexican Lentil Soup
Mexican Lentil Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Mexican
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried lentils rinsed
- 1 jar Molli Morelos cooking sauce
- 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 thick bacon strips coarsely chopped
- Salt to taste
- 1 Banana sliced into thin rounds - for garnish
Instructions
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In a large pot, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove half the fat rendered, then add Molli Morelos cooking sauce and cook for 3 minutes.
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Add chicken or vegetable broth and dried lentils and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until lentils are tender about 40 minutes.
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Season soup with salt and pepper.
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Ladle lentil soup into bowls. Top each serving with 2/3 banana rounds. Provecho!
Recipe Notes
Can be made 1 day ahead. The soup may thicken as it sits; thin with a bit of water if necessary. Make it vegan by removing bacon and using vegetable broth. It will taste equally delicious!