Dinner for 6

Instant Pot Lentil Soup

Name: Instant Pot Lentil Soup
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups dried green lentils; 6 slices bacon; 1 large onion; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried thyme; 3 bay leaves; 6 cups unsalted chicken stock; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 large carrot; 2 ribs celery; 14 oz crushed tomatoes; 1 dash sherry vinegar or rice wine vinegar (optional); freshly chopped parsley

$9.73for 460 minServes 6

Green lentils, bacon, vegetables, tomatoes, and herbs pressure-cook in chicken stock for a hearty soup.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Dried beans and lentils, 14 oz$0.11/oz typical	14 oz	$1.54Typical price
	Bacon, 0.25$6.49 each typical	0.25	$1.95Typical price
	Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Broth, 50 oz$0.07/oz typical	50 oz	$3.49Typical price
	Carrots, 0.4 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.43Typical price
	Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 14 oz$0.08/oz typical	14 oz	$1.12Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.60

Swaps

Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap dried beans and lentils for canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsAsian sauces and pastes

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$2.43 per serving$9.73 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups dried green lentils
6 slices bacon
1 large onion
6 cloves garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried thyme
3 bay leaves
6 cups unsalted chicken stock
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 large carrot
2 ribs celery
14 oz crushed tomatoes
1 dash sherry vinegar or rice wine vinegar (optional)
freshly chopped parsley

Steps

Set a 6-quart Instant Pot to Sauté, cook the chopped bacon for 5 minutes, and leave the rendered fat in the pot.
Add the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery, then cook for 4 minutes.
Stir in the lentils, cumin, thyme, bay leaves, chicken stock, fish sauce, and crushed tomatoes.
Seal the pot and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes.
Release the remaining pressure, remove the bay leaves, and stir in the vinegar if using.
Taste and add salt and pepper if needed, then serve with parsley.

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