I want to make healthy meals, but I also need to keep my grocery budget! I decided to try lentil soup instead of cooking meat for dinner. Lentils are high in protein and low in cost!
I let my son play in the sink while I chopped the vegetables in the morning. When it was time for dinner, I threw my vegetables in the pot and it was an easy meal :)
I made the following changes/substitutions:
- Two carrots were added (I will add even more next time!)
- Spices were doubled
- 28 oz. of crushed tomatoes, instead of 14.5 oz.
- Four cups of chicken broth were added
- Only used four cups of water
- 3 TBSP of lemon juice instead of vinegar
- 1 TBSP of apple juice
I was impressed with the soup and was happy to have a healthy meal! I'm glad that Marie posted the original recipe at allrecipes.com. :)