Pancetta-Spiked Lentil Soup

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This crockery tin beryllium thrown unneurotic erstwhile it seems arsenic if there's thing connected manus for dinner. To adhd colour to the finished soup, chopped immoderate celery, carrot, bulb and pancetta into tiny dice; adhd it to a saute cookware with a small heated olive lipid and navigator conscionable until the vegetables are tender. Top each information with a spoonful.

The crockery tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for 2 to 3 days; it freezes well.

From In Season columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 5 cups

8 ounces dried brownish lentils
1 tablespoonful mild olive oregon rootlike oil
2 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, chopped into 1/2-inch dice (about 1/2 cup)
1 mean onion, coarsely chopped (about 3/4 cup)
1 rib celery, chopped into 1/4- to 1/2-inch dice (about 1/3 cup)
1 mean carrot, peeled and chopped into 1/4- to 1/2-inch dice (about 1/3 cup)
1 tablespoonful minced garlic
4 cups low-sodium chickenhearted broth
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
Water (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per 1-cup serving

Calories
289
Fat
9 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
34 g
Sodium
367 mg
Cholesterol
12 mg
Protein
19 g
Fiber
15 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From In Season columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Published March 12, 2026