Macaroni Grill's Lentil Soup

Recipe Ingredients

8 cups	1896ml	Chicken broth
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Very finely-chopped onion
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Finely-diced carrots
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Finely-dived celery
3		Minced garlic
1 teaspoon	5ml	Olive oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Brown sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried basil - or more to taste
		= (or 1 tbspn fresh basil)
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Marjoram
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Oregano
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Thyme
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1		Bay leaf
2		Diced tomatoes (1 may be Rotel)
4		Sundried tomatoes - (to 5) - (optional),
		Reconstituted, and diced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tomato paste
1/4 cup	59ml	White wine vinegar
1 cup	237ml	Lentils
		Vermicelli or thin spaghetti - broken short lengths
1		Great Northern beans - (15 to 16 oz)

Recipe Instructions

Saute vegetables in 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add remaining ingredients except spaghetti and beans. Simmer 45 minutes or until lentils are soft. Add more broth to thin, if needed.

Add a little thin spaghetti, broken into short lengths. Add the great Northerns. Cook until pasta is soft, about 10 minutes.

Variations: Other additions may include canned limas, cooked turkey, spinach, cabbage, kale, etc.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

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