OVEN-BAKED SPLIT PEA & LENTIL SOUP

By á-825

Ingredients

• 1/2 C split peas
• 1/2 C lentils
• 5 C chicken or vegetable broth
• 1/4 C sliced carrot
• 3/4 C sliced celery
• 1 medium red sweet pepper, chopped (about 1 C)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse and drain split peas and lentils. In a Dutch oven combne peas, lentils, broth, carrot, celery, red pepper, onion, bay leaf, cumin and pepper.

Bake covered, in 350 deg oven about 2 hours or till the lentils and split peas are tender.

Remove bay leaf. Top each serving with brown rice, if desired.