# Lentil Soup

A simple and flavorful lentil soup.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cans cans of lentils
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 cube chicken bouillon cube
- 2 tbsp sofrito
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 cubanelle pepper
- 1 carrot
- diced smoked ham
- 0.5 cup diced auyama or butternut squash
- 3 cups water
- cilantro
- salt

## Instructions

1. Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to a pot on medium-high heat.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of sofrito and 1 chicken bouillon cube.
3. Add 4 cloves of minced garlic, half of a red onion, 1 sliced carrot, and half of a cubanelle pepper.
4. Mix in the cubed smoked ham, or substitute/omit this step completely.
5. Drain and rinse the canned lentils and add them into the pot.
6. Add 3 cups of water and combine.
7. Cover the pot for 10 minutes on a medium-high flame.
8. After 10 minutes, lower the flame to low.
9. Taste your broth and adjust the salt levels.
10. Add half a cup of auyama or butternut squash and fresh cilantro.
11. Cover for 20 minutes.
12. Pull out the large pieces of vegetables, some lentils and some carrots and blend them to thicken the broth.
13. Return the blended mixture to the pot.
14. Let it cook for another 10 minutes on a low flame.

## Equipment

- pot
- blender
- strainer
- spoon

## Tips

- You don't have to add any protein, it is a personal preference.
- Drain and rinse the canned lentils to remove some of the salt.
- Blending some of the vegetables and lentils will thicken the broth and create a velvety lentil soup.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hx9edV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b332b6c2-0365-4348-9f2b-8a805cc79c5d
- Extracted: 2025-07-15

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