THE ULTIMATE COZY HIGH PROTEIN LENTIL SOUP

Despite being a summer girl I honestly think soup season may be one o the best seasons there is. There is just something super comforting about coming home on a cold day to a warm bowl of soup. Made with lentils for protein and fibre, and lots of veggies (including leafy greens) this is a soup that will power you through your day. PLUS there's a secret ingredient for even more protein!

Ingredients:

-Lentils -Carrots -Celery -Onions -Leafy greens -Bone broth -Water -Tomato sauce -Spices

WHAT ARE LENTILS AND HOW IS THIS A HIGH PROTEIN LENTIL RECIPE?

Lentils are a type of legume that on their own are full of both protein and fibre. On average ½ a cup of cooked lentils contains 12g of protein and 9 g of fibre! To increase the protein content of this soup (and help make it a little more filling) I swapped out the typical broth for bone broth making a bone broth vegetable soup!

CAN I SWAP THE BROTH IN THIS BONE BROTH VEGETABLE SOUP?

YES! You can easily just swap out the bone broth for a vegetable or chicken broth if you don't have any bone broth on hand! Nutrition tip: I personally always like to choose a lower sodium broth and customize the salt to my taste prefrance after!

IS THIS A VEGETARIAN RECIPE?

Yes and no! As bone broth is typically made from chicken if you decide to use bone broth in this lentil kale soup then it will not be vegetarian or vegan! However you can easily swap out the bone broth for a vegetable broth to make this protein lentil soup both vegan and vegetarian friendly!

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