Lentil soup, try 2.

[kyrielle]

I tried the soup again, but varied the recipe to make it easier. I'm lazy. So I switched up to almost everything but the lentils and the onion coming from cans. :P Fresh veggies are better if they get used, but I'd never have gotten around to it. I actually found this tastier than the earlier one, but not by a whole lot.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped (yielded a bit less than 2 cups)
5-6 cloves minced garlic (or more accurately, equivalent from a pre-minced container)
2/3 cup dried lentils, sorted rinsed and drained
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 heaping teaspoon black pepper
1/2 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
4 cups fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, no salt
15 ounce can red beans, drained, rinsed - add fresh water back to replace what was drained
4 ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained & rinsed
2 heaping spoons (the kind you eat with, not measure with) flax meal
15 ounce can mixed veggies (carrots, peas, potatoes, celery, lima beans, and corn as it happened), drained & rinsed

1. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium ehat. Add onion and garlic, cook 4-5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in lentils, coriander, cumin, black pepper, and cinnamon. Cook 2 minutes.
3. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, beans, mushrooms, and flax meal. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to low and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
4. Stir in mixed veggies; cover again and continue cooking 10 minutes or until lentils are tender.

Very tasty.