Red Lentil Thermos Soup

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 0.5 (8 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 1 carrot
• 1 parsnip
• 1/4 cup red lentil
• onion powder, to taste
• garlic powder, to taste

Recipe

• 1 if you are packing this in a thermos, pre-heat the thermos by filling it with boiling water and letting it sit while you do the following:.
• 2 first, re-constitute the soup with an equal amount of water. stir well.
• 3 grate the vegetables into the pot. add the lentils. season to taste.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. pack into a thermos and go! or, simmer 2-3 more minutes and eat right away.
• 5 tip: you can grate the vegetables into the pot the night before and leave them there, covered, until ready to go.
• 6 variations: grate zucchini instead of parsnip. add minute rice, couscous or cooked pasta. replace the lentils with canned red beans, pinto beans or black beans.
• 7 note: you must use red lentils in this recipe! green lentils take much longer to cook. red lentils cook very quickly.