# Nonna’s Lentil Soup

This is a recipe for Nonna's Lentil Soup, a comforting bowl of lentil soup.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 olive oil
- 3 cubed carrot
- 3 stalks, cubed celery
- 0.5 cubed onion
- 300 g dried green lentils
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 3 tbsp tomato passata
- 6 cups water
- 8 oz broken spaghetti

## Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add cubed carrots, celery, and onion; sauté until softened.
3. Stir in lentils, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and tomato passata; mix well.
4. Pour in water, stir, and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add broken spaghetti and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until al dente, stirring occasionally.
6. Serve hot, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.

## Equipment

- large pot
- wooden spoon
- colander

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMBstNCNe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/444734d7-b85d-44ba-b157-fcfabe0210f1
- Extracted: 2025-04-18

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