Ingredients

Title Value
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

Cooking

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.