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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Sautee pancetta (or ham) in olive oil over medium heat for a few minutes till it browns lightly. | 2. Add onion, celery and carrots, salt and pepper, and sautee till softened. Add garlic. Stir & continue cooking for a minute or two. | 3. Add lentils, herbs & salt and pepper, stir, and add about 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil and partially cover, then lower heat to the lowest simmer possible. Allow to simmer quietly & peacefully for 40-50 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 4. Meanwhile, in a separate pot, cook ditalini according to box directions until al dente. Drain. | 5. Add diced tomatoes to soup, stir and continue cooking for about 10 minutes. | 6. Stir in cooked pasta to soup. | 7. Ladel soup into bowls, drizzle a little olive oil over the top, sprinkle some fresh cracked black pepper, and parmesean cheese. Eat it up with some crusty bread! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2 -3	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pancetta	3	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
celery	2	stalks	chopped	20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
carrot	2		diced	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
garlic clove	5		chopped	-	-	-	-
lentil	1			81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
thyme	1/2	teaspoon		0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
basil	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
tomato	14	ounces	diced	71.4407	15.4391	3.4927	0.7938
salt black pepper	1 -2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
pasta	0.5	box	shaped	-	-	-	-
cheese	1 -2	teaspoon	grated	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bread	1	loaf		-	-	-	-

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