Curried Lentil And Couscous Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup mushroom, finely chopped
• 2 cups carrots, diced
• 1 1/2 cups celery, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes (petite diced is better)
• 1 lb lentils, cleaned and rinsed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3 -4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon curry powder (i used red curry)
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 cup couscous
• 1/4 cup frozen chopped spinach

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot sweat the onion, garlic, and mushrooms in canola oil until soft.
• 2 add carrots, celery, lentils, salt, and spices and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• 3 add chicken broth, tomatoes, and 2 cups of water. (later on add last 2 cups of water as needed). simmer until lentils are al dente about 15-20 minutes.
• 4 add pineapple juice and spinach simmer until lentils are done about 5-10 more minutes.
• 5 take soup off the heat and add couscous. let sit 5-10 mins then serve.