Healthy Soup Recipes

Ingredients:

2 tsp corn or olive oil
2 oz lean back bacon, trimmed of any fa, t, and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, diced
6 oz mushrooms, wiped and chopped
6 oz orange lentils, rinsed and drained
2 pt chicken stock
1 1/2 tsp ground coriander
6 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt
1 salt and freshly ground black pepp, e, r
1 tbsp snipped fresh chives, to serve

Instructions:

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 50 minutes Freezing:
recommended (without yogurt) for up to 3 months

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saute the bacon with the onion
and carrot for 5 minutes, until
: the onion is translucent. Add the mushrooms, lentils and
chicken stock. Season with the coriander, a little salt and pepper
and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 40
minutes, or until the lentils are soft.

Stir in the yogurt and reheat gently. Ladle into warm soup bowls,
sprinkle with the snipped chives and serve immediately.

Vegetarian option: omit the bacon and use vegetable stock. This will
remove the Protein Selection and reduce the Optional Calories to 25
per serving. The Calories per serving will be 150.

Servings: 6