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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!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 148 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
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.
- 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.
- Using your hands or a cookie scoop, portion and roll out equal-sized meatballs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Using a standard blender or immersion blender, blend the soup until creamy. Place it back into the pot and add in the meatballs.
- Let the soup simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
148kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
69mg
(3%)
Potassium
352mg
(10%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
55IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
4.7mg
(5%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 148
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 148kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 69mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 352mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 55IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 4.7mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.