Dinner for 6

Mexican Lentil Soup

Name: Mexican Lentil Soup
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2/3 cups white onion; 1 large garlic clove; 1 1/2 cup celery; 2/3 cups carrots; 1/2 lb lentils; 6 cups chicken broth; 2 sprigs parsley; salt and pepper to taste (optional); lime wedges to serve

Lentils simmer with vegetables, garlic, chicken broth, parsley, and lime for a warm, filling soup.

Typical price

$4.69for 4 servings

$1.17 per serving$4.69 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Dairy-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.27Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	0.5	$0.86Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.20Typical price
Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical	8 oz	$0.88Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	50 oz	$3.49Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.06Typical price
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.03

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
2/3 cups white onion
1 large garlic clove
1 1/2 cup celery
2/3 cups carrots
1/2 lb lentils
6 cups chicken broth
2 sprigs parsley
salt and pepper to taste (optional)
lime wedges to serve

Steps

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, then cook onion, garlic, celery, and carrots for 5 minutes.
Stir in the lentils and chicken broth, then bring the soup to a boil.
Add parsley, salt, and pepper, then simmer uncovered for 25 minutes until the lentils are tender.
Remove the parsley sprigs and check the lentils for tenderness.
Serve the soup with lime wedges.

Swaps

Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices