Lentil soup

By AroundtheBaywithDD

family favorite!!!

Ingredients

• 1 onion chopped
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 900 ml box of chicken broth (4 cups)
• 4 cups water (just refill the chicken broth box)
• 1 can diced tomatoes (28oz)
• 7 stalks celery, chopped
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 1/2 cup red lentils
• 1/4 cup barley
• 1 tsp italian seasoning
• 2 tsp thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• optional
• chicken or hot italian sausage (cooked and chopped)

Preparation

Step 1

saute onions and garlic, add all the other ingredients and simmer for 1.5 hours, until barley is cooked.

Serve hot.