Beef and Lentil Soup

A enormous lunch soup full of protein. I make a batch of this and affectionate it happening all week.

The ingredient of Beef and Lentil Soup

1. 2 tablespoons olive oil
2. 1 pound beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes
3. salt and pepper to taste
4. 2 large stalks celery, chopped
5. 2 large carrots, chopped
6. 1 large onion, chopped
7. 6 cloves garlic, chopped
8. 1u2009u00bd teaspoons dried cilantro
9. 1 teaspoon dried oregano
10. 2 (32 ounce) cartons chicken broth
11. 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
12. 2 cups dry lentils
13. u00bc cup chopped spacious parsley
14. u00bd cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

The instruction how to make Beef and Lentil Soup

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot more than medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Season the beef gone salt and pepper, after that gently place into the hot oil, and brown not far off from all sides, not quite 8 minutes. later than browned, separate the beef and set aside, reserving the remaining oil in the pot. excite in the celery, carrot, onion, garlic, cilantro, and oregano; cook and campaign until the onion has softened and turned translucent, just about 8 minutes more.
2. Pour in the chicken broth, tomatoes, and browned beef. Bring to a boil more than high heat, subsequently next shorten heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the meat is arrival to tilt twist tender, not quite 1 hour.
3. After the soup has simmered 1 hour, mount up the lentils, recover, and continue simmering until the lentils are tender, not quite 40 minutes. Season to taste subsequent to salt and pepper, then disquiet in the parsley. Sprinkle in the same way as Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutritions of Beef and Lentil Soup

calories: 342.8 calories
carbohydrateContent: 38.4 g
cholesterolContent: 36.2 mg
fatContent: 9.3 g
fiberContent: 16.7 g
proteinContent: 24.6 g
saturatedFatContent: 2.7 g
servingSize:
sodiumContent: 1350.9 mg
sugarContent: 6.5 g
transFatContent:
unsaturatedFatContent: