Recipe: Perfect Lentil soup with shredded roast chicken

Lentil soup with shredded roast chicken. Lentil soup is actually the very first dish I learned to cook, and I am still amazed at how easy it is to make something so much better than you get from a can. This delicious, hearty chicken and lentil soup made withcilantro, cumin and spices is perfect for warming your belly on those cold winter nights. This delicious, hearty chicken and lentil soup made with cilantro Remove the chicken and shred, return to the pot.

The roasting gives the soup a much better flavor however you really need to add a lot more seasonings including salt which I normally don't cook with but in a soup you do need some. This soup is perfect when you have leftover chicken. It's also worth roasting a chicken for (or picking one up already roasted). You can cook Lentil soup with shredded roast chicken using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Lentil soup with shredded roast chicken

1. It's 1 of onion finely chopped.
2. You need 2 of celery sticks finely chopped.
3. It's 1 of carrot finely chopped.
4. You need 1 of large tomato chopped.
5. You need 3 of garlic cloves chopped.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cumin powder.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
8. You need of Paprika, salt and pepper to your liking and taste.
9. You need 3 cups of chicken stock.
10. It's of Leftover roast chicken shredded.
11. It's 1/2 cup of red lentil washed and soaked for 10 minutes.
12. Prepare of Parsley or coriander for garnish.
13. Prepare of Juice of 1 lime.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.

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Lentil soup with shredded roast chicken step by step

1. In a hot sauce pan, add oil garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes before adding celery and carrots cook for 5 minutes, now add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes have disintegrated about 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Now add spices, washed lentils, stock let it come to a boil, then add shredded chicken, turn heat on low and leave to cook for 1/2hr. Turn off the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.
3. In a bowl scoop 2 ladles of the chicken lentils and vegetables mixture, pour a few ladles of soup, top with a sprinkling of chopped herbs and a few drops of lime juice and enjoy!.

So chilly that snow was actually on the forecast. Beautifully spiced Moroccan lentil soup with red lentils and chickpeas. How to make chicken lentil soup in Instant Pot. First things first: Gather all the ingredients and plug in your pressure cooker. I like to turn on the sauté function right away Remove the chicken and shred it.