Leslie's Ham Lentil Soup
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 2 ⅔ tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
- 1 ham bone with some meat
- 2 cups lentils
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- ¼ teaspoon crushed bay leaf
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Instructions
- Bring water and chicken bouillon granules to a boil in a stock pot; stir to dissolve bouillon. Place ham bone in boiling broth, reduce heat to medium-low, and stir in lentils. Simmer until lentils begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
- Stir celery, carrots, green bell pepper, onion, marjoram, and bay leaf into broth and simmer until lentils and vegetables are tender, 10 to 20 minutes.
- Turn off heat and remove ham bone from soup. Cut ham from bone and cube meat. Return meat to soup and discard bone.
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