Green Lentil Soup with Chicken
A wonderful option for a hearty and wholesome lunch. Green lentils are a remarkable legume rich in vitamins and many beneficial nutrients. Green Lentil Soup with Chicken turns out very tasty and rich, and it is sure to please both adults and children.
Updated : 26 June, 2026
Easy
About 30 min.
Ingredients
300 grams
Chicken
4 tablespoon
Lentils
1.5 liter
Water
350 grams
Potato
60 grams
Carrot
50 grams
Onion
30 grams
Bell pepper
100 grams
Tomato
1
Garlic
1
Laurel leaf
3 tablespoon
Vegetable oil
to taste
Salt
to taste
Greens
to taste
Ground black pepper
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How do you cook green lentil soup with chicken and potatoes? First, prepare all the necessary ingredients. You can use any parts of the chicken. The broth can be made from leg quarters, wings, backs, or a soup set.
Step 2
Wash the chicken well, put it into a pot, pour in water, and place it over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, skim off the foam, salt the water, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for about 40–50 minutes.
Step 3
Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the ingredients for the soup. Peel and rinse the potatoes, onion, carrot, and garlic, and remove the stem and seeds from the pepper. Wash the vegetables, and pour cold water over the lentils.
Step 4
When the meat is cooked, remove it from the broth and return the pot to high heat. When the chicken has cooled slightly, separate it into small pieces.
Step 5
Cut the potatoes into medium-sized cubes and add them to the broth.
Step 6
Next add the green lentils. After the soup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to very low and cook the soup for about 40–45 minutes under a lid.
Step 7
Cut the carrot into thin sticks, chop the onion not too finely, and slice the bell pepper into strips.
Step 8
Add the chopped vegetables to the vegetable oil heated in a skillet and sauté them for a while, stirring occasionally. Adjust the degree of browning to your taste.
Step 9
Wash the tomato and cut it into small cubes. If you like, you can peel it first.
Step 10
When the lentils are cooked and the potatoes break slightly when pressed, increase the heat under the pot. Add the sautéed vegetables, the bay leaf, and the tomato to the soup and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
Step 11
Add finely chopped herbs and coarsely chopped garlic to the pot, or press the garlic through a garlic press. Dill and parsley work especially well here. Let the soup simmer for about 1 minute, then turn off the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and let it rest for a while.
Step 12
Pour the finished soup into bowls, add chicken meat to each portion if desired, and sprinkle with allspice or ground black pepper. Enjoy your meal!
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