Name: Leslie's Ham Lentil Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Water - 8 cups; Chicken bouillon granules - 2 ⅔ tablespoons; Ham bone with some meat - 1; Lentils - 2 cups; Celery, chopped - 2 stalks; Chopped carrots - 1 cup; Green bell pepper, chopped - 1; Onion, chopped - ½; Dried marjoram - 1 teaspoon; Crushed bay leaf - ¼ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Leslie's Ham Lentil Soup

1. Water 8 cups

2. Chicken bouillon granules 2 ⅔ tablespoons

3. Ham bone with some meat 1

4. Lentils 2 cups

5. Celery, chopped 2 stalks

6. Chopped carrots 1 cup

7. Green bell pepper, chopped 1

8. Onion, chopped ½

9. Dried marjoram 1 teaspoon

10. Crushed bay leaf ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Leslie's Ham Lentil Soup

1 . Stage

Bring water and chicken bouillon granules to a boil in a stock pot; stir to dissolve bouillon. Place ham bone in boiling broth, reduce heat to medium-low, and stir in lentils. Simmer until lentils begin to soften, about 10 minutes.

2 . Stage

Stir celery, carrots, green bell pepper, onion, marjoram, and bay leaf into broth and simmer until lentils and vegetables are tender, 10 to 20 minutes.

3 . Stage

Turn off heat and remove ham bone from soup. Cut ham from bone and cube meat. Return meat to soup and discard bone.