Lentil Soup (with Chicken)

[Mikey]

After making the Roast Chicken with Lemons, I had a lot of leftover chicken needed a place to use some of it. So I found this recipe in the same cookbook for lentil soup (I had some Puglia lentils in the pantry). It doesn't call for chicken, but seemed like it might be a good place to put some of it.

Here's the recipe:



All of the ingredients, besides the chicken, butter, oil (I used EVOO), S&P and Parmesan. Instead of "meat broth" I used chicken stock that I made by simmering the two leftover chicken carcasses for about 12 hours. I used prosciutto instead of pancetta because I had some in the fridge.







Onions, carrots, celery and prosciutto after cooking at a "lively heat" for 2 or 3 minutes.




The recipe calls for one cup of diced tomatoes. The can has about a cup and a half and I just used the whole thing. Cooking this down for 25 minutes results in a really rich tasting base for the lentils.




This is the final result, after adding some chunks of the chicken. With some crusty bread it made a great and light but satisfying dinner.