From freezer to crockpot – this recipe gives you two generous family meals to help keep the stress away and you on plan! This meal is cheap and tasty, not to mention fantastic for your health! Serving the Chana Dahl Soup, the soup pictured here, with fresh lemon juice squeezed over it makes it taste so amazing! This recipe can be found in the original Trim Healthy Mama book on page 311.
All Day Lentil or Chana Dahl Soup
Description
From freezer to crockpot - this recipe gives you two generous family meals to help keep the stress away and you on plan! This meal is cheap and tasty, not to mention fantastic for your health! Serving the Chana Dahl Soup, the soup pictured here, with fresh lemon juice squeezed over it makes it taste so amazing! This recipe can be found in the original Trim Healthy Mama book on page 311.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Soak the lentils first for several hours but if you don’t have time that is okay. Lentils are one legume that the soaking won’t matter as much. If you do soak your lentils, dump off the soaking water for fresh water for the soup. If you are using chana dahl, you really do need to soak them first.
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Put the beans and the chicken stock or water in a large bowl or pot. Add the chopped onion and celery. Season with sea salt then add in the rest of the spices and two handfuls of the Nutritional Yeast.
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Mix well, then divide up into freezer bags or freezer safe containers. Make sure to mark what recipe it is and the date!
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The night before you want to have the soup, take it out of the freezer to thaw in the refrigerator.
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Place in the crockpot in the morning on low. You may need to add liquids to the soup during the day if needed.
Note
"All Day Lentil Soup"
RECIPE AUTHOR: Pearl Barrett & Serene Allison
To increase protein you can add diced cooked chicken breast and spinach leaves in the last hour to the soup! This will give the soup another dimension but, it not necessary. Overall Trim Healthy Mama is so protein rich that the odd meal without animal protein is okay. You can top the soup with a little skim mozzarella cheese or non-fat Greek yogurt, aiming to stay under 5 grams of fat for E needs or be much more generous for crossover stage. You could add a piece of plan approved bread without spiking your blood sugar. You can even have a small piece of fruit on the side! Children can enjoy grated cheese or whole wheat toast and butter with their soup.
