Based on last week’s weather, you wouldn’t know it’s almost the end of April – low 30’s, snow, and hail. Naturally, I was craving a big bowl of soup, so I whipped up this hearty black bean lentil soup! Mom made the rest and we had quite the comforting dinner.
I’ll get to the soup in a second but here are the other recipes!
Roasted garlic pasta salad made with corn-quinoa pasta! It definitely wasn’t my favorite mayo based salad but it was nice to have as leftovers.
Tempeh meatloaf – a package of tempeh, an egg, stovetop stuffing, and water. Tastes as good as meatloaf to me! Warning: it was a bit crumbly. I loved it with coconut oil and avocado!
I feel pretty good about myself that I can just whip up a hearty, flavorful soup without following a recipe. I mean, soup is probably the easiest thing to make ever – saute garlic and onions, add liquid and spices, add proteins, and let it all simmer until everything is beautifully married.
This is definitely a pantry-staple-friendly soup. Dried lentils, a can of black beans and corn, tomato juice (canned from my garden!), and kale – I always have these on hand! If your kale (or spinach) ever goes bad before you have time to use it, throw in in the freezer. Perfect for smoothies or reviving in soup!
I didn’t specifically measure my spices. Partly because I felt like a real chef standing over the pot adding this and that, dipping a spoon in and acting like I know what’s missing 😉
Enjoy! I’ll be back tomorrow with my running from last week!
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 quart tomato juice
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can corn
- 1/2 cup red lentils
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper
- 2 cups kale, chopped
- Heat oil over medium heat and add garlic and onions. Once onions are translucent and smell delicious, add in tomato juice.
- Add lentils and all spices. Bring soup to a boil then turn down to low and let lentils cook.
- Once lentils are done, add in the black beans (rinsed) and corn. Add the kale and serve when it's not tough anymore.
- This is great served over rice for an even more filling meal!
This looks perfect! I’m always game for a “pantry” meal. And it’s never too hot for soup! At least in my book. I live in CA, so it’s nice weather here, but I’m a year-round-souper. 🙂 Your blog is very cute Leigha! I’m loving it 🙂
I’m coming to Cali (FINALLY!) in June.. I can’t wait! Thanks for stopping by, Karen! 😀
It’s been sub-par spring weather here in Boston as well— what’s up with Mother Nature!? I can’t complain though. I’d rather be slightly chilly than a sweaty monster when walking to class.
Mmm I miss hearty soups though. This one has some of my favorites in it!
I wasn’t even planning on posting the recipe, but hey, no reason not to right? 😀 and I agree. You can always bundle up but you can’t always take it off 😉
Looks yummy! The tempeh meatloaf seems quite interesting also, I never would’ve thought to use stove top but I bet it adds great flavor.
The stovetop does give it great flavor! We’re trying to use up all the packaged foods in our pantry so now I’ll have to find a way to mimic the flavor!
I think the tempeh meatloaf looks delish. I’m not sure if I’m just overlooking it but I can’t seem to find the recipe for it anywhere. Thanks for posting. Trying the soup tonight. Mmmm…
There is no recipe – we literally took the package, mixed it with stovetop, an egg, and water until it was a meatloaf consistency. I believe it baked at 350F, but I don’t remember how long!
How was the soup?!
Mmm this soup looks divine! It looks like such great comfort food on a cool day. I love the idea of combining the lentils with black beans, such a filling, tasty source of protein! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your lovely recipe XO
Yes, it’s a lovely vegetarian way to get protein 🙂 thanks for stopping by!!
Do you have the nutrition info on the black bean lentil soup. Would love it if you would provide that
I don’t, but you could try this if you wanted!
http://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
Such a delicious and hearty soup for me to make for my vegetarian family. Thanks!
Let me know if you try it 🙂 thank you!
Can you use a slow cooker for this recipe?
I don’t see why not! If you try, please let me know how it works 🙂