Southwestern Lentil Soup

This is one of my favorite lentil soup recipes.


1 lb bag lentils
1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 medium onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
28 ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
4 ounce can diced green chilies
8 ounce can tomato sauce
6 ½ cups water
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ teaspoons Southwest seasoning (Penzey's)

Wash lentils, drain and set aside. Brown the ground beef, the onions, and carrots in a soup pot. Mix in the lentils, tomatoes, green chilies, tomato sauce, water, pepper, and Southwest seasoning. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally to prevent the lentils from sticking.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes