Chicken And Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 leek, whites only, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 4 ounces mushrooms, chopped
• 3 tablespoons dry wine
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup brown lentils
• 8 ounces cooked chicken, diced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• freshly chopped thyme, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large saucepan.
• 2 add the carrot, onion, leek, celery and mushrooms; cook 3 to 5 minutes, or until softened.
• 3 stir in the wine and chicken broth.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 add the thyme and bay leaf; reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• 6 add the lentils and continue cooking, covered, for another 30 to 40 minutes, or until the lentils are just tender, stirring the soup from time to time.
• 7 stir in the diced chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 cook until just heated through.
• 9 ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot, garnished with freshly chopped thyme.