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Curried red lentil-chickpea stew with tomatoes & spinach

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Points®
Total Time
1 hr
Prep
25 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
For even greater flavor, look for canned diced tomatoes with seasonings.

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp

Uncooked onion

1 large, diced

Jarred minced garlic

1 Tbsp

Minced ginger

1 Tbsp, fresh

Kosher salt

1½ tsp

Ground coriander

1 tsp

Ground cumin

1 tsp

Curry powder

2 tsp

Mustard seed

½ tsp

Fat free chicken broth

4 cup(s), or fat-free vegetable broth

Water

2 cup(s)

Dry lentils

2 cup(s), red variety

Canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

15 oz, rinsed and drained

Canned diced tomatoes

15 oz

Baby spinach

3 cup(s)

Fresh lime juice

3 Tbsp

Cilantro

2 Tbsp, chopped (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add onion; cook until softened, stirring frequently, 5-10 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, salt, coriander, cumin, curry and mustard seeds; stir and cook,1 minute.
  2. Stir in broth, water and lentils; bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until lentils are tender, about 10 minutes for still intact lentils (up to 20 minutes for more creamy lentils). Stir in chickpeas, tomatoes, spinach and lime juice; heat through and adjust seasonings if necessary. Serve garnished with cilantro.
  3. Serving size: 1 cup