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Tomato Lentil Soup with Meatballs in a bowl with a spoon
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Tomato Lentil Soup with Meatballs

This rich and creamy tomato lentil soup with juicy meatballs is packed with protein and is oh-so-satisfying. Serve it alongside your favorite crusty bread!
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 148kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp light olive oil
  • 3 qt water
  • 1 cup lentils
  • 1 tbsp Better Than Bullion Beef Base
  • 1/2 bn green onions
  • 14 oz diced & fire roasted tomatoes with green chiles

Instructions

  • In a large pot, bring three quarts of water and the lentils to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let them simmer for 20 minutes.
    Ingredients on the table including; an onion, green onions, 2 garlic cloves, a can of tomatoes, a measuring cup with lentils, a small bowl salt, a measuring cup with bread crumbs, a jar of better than boullion, oil, pepper, and ground turkey
  • In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, breadcrumbs, garlic, half of the diced onion, salt, and pepper. Work the meat with your hands until the ingredients are well-combined.
    Bread crumbs, ground turkey, garlic, pepper, salt and diced onions all in one large mixing bowl
  • Using your hands or a cookie scoop, portion and roll out equal-sized meatballs.
    Formed meatballs on a cutting board
  • Preheat a skillet with a few tablespoons of light olive oil. Place the meatballs in the skillet and brown them on all sides. Remove the meatballs and set the skillet aside.
    Meatballs being fried on a skillet
  • In the same skillet as you cooked the meatballs, sauté the other half of the diced onion with the diced scallions until the onions are softened and transluscent.
    Yellow and green onion being sautéed in a skillet
  • Add the canned diced tomatoes to the skillet, allowing the mixture to come together for a couple of minutes. Add the tomato mixture into the pot with the lentils. Let the soup simmer for 10 minutes.
    Sautéed onions and tomatoes added into a pot with lentils
  • Using a standard blender or immersion blender, blend the soup until creamy. Place it back into the pot and add in the meatballs.
    Soup mixture placed into a blender
  • Let the soup simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!
    Tomato Lentil Soup with Meatballs in a bowl with a spoon next to it

Nutrition

Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 352mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 4.7mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2.1mg