Chicken Red Lentil Soup

Lentils were unearthed in the Paleolithic layers of Franchthi Cave in Greece (9,500 to 13,000 years ago), in the end-Mesolithic in Syria, and sites dating to 8000 BC in the area of Jericho. The ancient Greeks were lovers of lentil soup, as attested to by a comment by Aristophanes: "You, who dare insult lentil soup, sweetest of delicacies." Lentil soup is mentioned in the Bible: In Genesis 25:30-34, Esau is prepared to give up his birthright for a pot of fragrant red lentil soup (a "mess of pottage" in some versions) being cooked by his brother, Jacob.

This is a recipe from Turkey, right in the middle of Greece and Syria, where is the native land of lentil foods.

Chicken Red Lentil Soup

Chicken Red Lentil Soup
Origin: Turkish, Middle East
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

-(Must) 1 chicken breast, diced
-(Must) 1 cup red/yellow/orange lentil, very but really very well washed
-(Optional) 1 large onion, chopped
-(Optional) 1 small potato, chopped
-(Optional) Salt, pepper
-(Optional) 2 tsp cumin
-(Optional) 3 tbsp butter

Directions:

In a large pot, combine all ingredients but save butter for later. Add more or less 2 liter (9 cups) water. Turn the heat on and cook about 1.5 hour in low heat. Be careful it may be overflow, if you shut the lid completely. 5 minutes before you remove it from stove add butter. After it's cooked and became tepid, you should smash the soup by a hand blender nicely. Serve hot, bon appetit!

Chicken Red Lentil Soup

      

Estimetad Nutrition Values  (by myfitnesspal.com)
Serves: 6	Calorie	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sugar
Per Serving	174 kcal	19 gr	7 gr	14 gr	1 gr