Smoky Chorizo Lentil Soup

Name: Smoky Chorizo Lentil Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200g chorizo, sliced; 1.5 cups Puy or green lentils; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 2 carrots, diced; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 4 cups chicken broth; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp cumin; fresh parsley to serve; crusty bread

Hearty Spanish-style smoky chorizo and lentil soup — thick, warming and satisfying. Browning the chorizo first and cooking the vegetables in its rendered fat carries the smoky flavour through the whole pot.

Total time

45 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfort

Ingredients

200gchorizo, sliced

1.5 cupsPuy or green lentils

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

2carrots, diced

1 cancrushed tomatoes

4 cupschicken broth

2 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspcumin

fresh parsleyto serve

crusty bread

Instructions

Brown chorizo; sauté onion, garlic, and carrot with spices.

Add lentils, tomatoes, and broth; simmer 30 min until lentils tender.

Adjust seasoning.

Serve with parsley and bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

242

Protein

12.9g

Fat

17.2g

Carbs

10.2g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

1542mg

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