Ingredients for - Spicy Lentil Soup

1. Olive oil 1 tablespoon
2. Chopped onion ¼ cup
3. Garlic, chopped 4 cloves
4. Carrot, chopped 1 large
5. Celery, chopped 1 large stalk
6. Tomato paste 2 tablespoons
7. Crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste ⅛ teaspoon
8. Cayenne pepper, or more to taste ⅛ teaspoon
9. Salt and ground black pepper to taste ⅛ teaspoon
10. Chicken stock 6 cups
11. Dry lentils 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Lentil Soup

1 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

2 . Stage

Stir in carrot and celery; cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender, about 8 more minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir in tomato paste, crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper; mix in chicken stock and lentils.

4 . Stage

Bring soup to a boil and reduce heat to low; simmer until lentils are soft, about 20 minutes.