Simple & Hearty Lentils Soup

With the cold weather approaching, this lentils soup works as a great comfort food, with the advantage that it's 100% vegetable. 

Ingredients (3-4 servings):

• one cup of lentils (if you buy them dry, leave them overnight in a bowl of water before using)
• one medium sized onion, chopped
• one small carrot, cut into small cubes
• two medium sized potatoes, cut into small cubes (if you want to reduce the use of potatoes, replace them by increasing the use of lentils proportionally)
• a clove of garlic
• a pinch of salt
• one table spoon of olive oil
• half a cup of pasta. I usually use spaghetti cut into small pieces, but any type of small sized pasta will do, regular of whole wheat, etc - it's really up to you. 

Instructions:

Place the all ingredients in a pan, expect for the olive oil and the pasta. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Cover the pan and keep a low boil for about 15 minutes. 

Then uncover the pan, add the olive oil and the pasta and cook for an additional 8 to 10 minutes.

And that's it! Take the pan out of the heat, let it cool for a bit and serve while the soup is still warm (though it holds really well for several days in the fridge too). Can't get any easier than that, right?

Happy Wednesday!

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