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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil over medium-low heat in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion, carrot, and celery. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in half the garlic. Cook, stirring, just until the garlic smells fragrant and is beginning to color, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes. Turn the heat to medium and bring the tomatoes to a simmer. Cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes, until the tomatoes have cooked down somewhat and smell fragrant. Stir in the lentils and 8 cups water and bring to a boil. | 2. Meanwhile, tie the Parmesan rind (if using), parsley, thyme, and the bay leaf together with kitchen twine, or tie in a piece of cheesecloth. Add to the soup. Add the cayenne, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. | 3. Add salt, about 2 teaspoons to begin with (you will probably add more) and the remaining garlic. Simmer for another 15 to 30 minutes, until the lentils are tender and the broth is fragrant. | 4. Add pepper, and stir in the pasta or rice. Continue to simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the pasta or rice is cooked through. | 5. Taste to adjust the seasonings, and remove the Parmesan rind bundle. Stir in the chopped parsley. Serve, topping each bowl with a generous sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra virgin olive oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
carrot	1	cup	minced	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
celery	1/2	cup	minced	8.08	1.4999	0.3484	0.0859
garlic clove	4		minced	-	-	-	-
tomato juice	1	can	seeded chopped	61.934	12.8604	3.0967	1.0565
lentil	1 1/2	cups	picked rinsed	122.43	25.5717	10.3488	0.6353
	1	parmesan	rind	-	-	-	-
parsley	3	sprigs		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
thyme	3	sprigs		-	-	-	-
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
cayenne pepper	3	pinches		1.0732	0.1911	0.0405	0.0583
salt				-	-	-	-
shell pasta	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
parsley	1/4 - 1/2	cup	chopped	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.