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Lentil Sweet Potato Stew - Easy Healthy Fall Soup Recipe

Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

It's hearty, nourishing, full of healthy ingredients, and feels so comforting and grounding. It is also fat-free! To make this even heartier or stretch out servings, serve on top of quinoa.
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Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 3 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1 super small bunch or 3-4 large ribs/sticks celery sliced
  • 2-3 large carrots diced
  • 1 extra large sweet potato or about 3 cups peeled and diced
  • 1 cup dried black lentils soaking prior is always ideal, but at least rinse really well
  • 1 TBSP cumin powder
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt
  • ground pepper to taste
  • 8 cups water or vegetable broth broth will of course be tastier, but I use water to save $
  • fresh chopped parsley

Method
 

  1. In a large soup pot or a 5 QT wide deep sauté pan, sauté the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent.
  2. Now add in the remaining ingredients except for the parsley. I add 1/2 tsp salt here and 1/2 later.
  3. Bring it all to a good boil.
  4. Now lower the heat to right above medium (I do two notches above, but every stovetop is different), COVER, and cook for 30 minutes. A good medium boil, but low enough to be able to cover it.
  5. AT 30 minutes take the cover off, stir it, and lower the heat just a tad. Add in the remaining 1/2 tsp salt and ground pepper to taste. Cook for another 10 minutes. It will turn into a thick stew like consistency.
  6. Stir in a handful of chopped fresh parsley or just top on each serving.
  7. Season with more cumin, salt, or pepper if desired. ENJOY this nourishing soup! If you want to make this even heartier or stretch out servings, pair it with quinoa. I like to top it with avocado as well.

Notes

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