Recipes With Lentils And Ground Beef
Here’s a different beef mince recipe idea for you – a hearty Beef & Lentil Soup with vegetables! Adapted from my Best Ever Lentil Soup with the addition of ground beef and Moroccan-inspired spicing for extra tastiness, lentil soups can be so boring … but not this one!
This is a hearty lentil soup loaded up with lots of vegetables and the convenience of ground beef for the meat! Why don’t we use beef mince in soup more often? It’s so handy and economical, it soaks up flavour and makes this one-pot hearty meal a very low-effort endeavour.
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I like to brown the beef using spices to incorporate flavour into it which then seeps into the soup broth. So this is a whole lot tastier than the usual lentil soups that have a bad reputation for being bland and boring……😇
Pot Tuscan Style Beef & Lentil Soup
I like to add a sprinkling of Moroccan flavours in this to add interest. But there’s so many possibilities using whatever you’ve got! Curry, Greek, Italian, Mexican… I’ve suggested some in the recipe notes!
The soup broth is thickened by the starch from the lentils and the crushed tomatoes that are simmered so they break down.
Flavours by really dialling up the spices as much as you like. It’s easy to figure: Just add and taste, add and taste! As written it is just nicely spiced to give it a bit of interest, but intentionally not in-your-face spicing (I save my real spice bombing for curries);
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✔️ It’s a complete, healthy meal in one pot: Meat, starch and lots of vegetables. No need to make a separate side!
Recipe video above. Here's a different way to use beef mince – a hearty Beef & Lentil Soup loaded with vegetables! Flavoured with spices and low on effort thanks to the ground beef, lentil soups can be so boring – but not this one. 🙂
Healthy, hearty, economical – it's a complete dinner made in one pot. 100% perfect for freezing, use any veg you want and switch up the spicing to your taste!
Healthy Comfort Food: Beef, Lentil And Spinach Stew
* Switch these suggested vegetables for 6 to 8 cups of any vegetables that can be simmered. Add them according to their estimated cook time. Also, stirring in spinach, kale or baby spinach at the end is a nice way of sneaking in even more greens as well as adding some colour.
1. Spice mix – Lots of possibilities here. It’s easy to judge quantity by adding bit by bit and tasting as you go! I’ve used a handy simple Moroccan Spice Mix option to give this a flavour boost with minimal effort. But some other suggestions:
2. Salt – Westart with a small amount then add more at end if needed because some Moroccan Spice Mixes are salted, and we don’t want to over salt.
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3. Lentils – Use green or brown dried, or 2 x 400g/14oz cans (drained). For canned lentils, add them 15 minutes into the simmer time – they only need 10 to 15 minutes in the broth (much longer and they will get too mushy).
Chickpeas – Excellent alternative, will be like this Lamb Shawarma Mince Chickpea Soup. Beans will also work. Chickpeas and beans can be added atet beginning of the cook simmer time, use 2 x cans (drained).
4. Beef stock/broth – Use low sodium so you can control the salt in the soup yourself, especially because some Moroccan Spice Mixes have salt in them too.Stock cubes or powder can be used but the flavour isn’t as clean/pure. If you wish to use it, we need to improve the flavour base as follows:
Grass Fed Beef And Lentil Soup
Calories: 401 cal (20%) Carbohydrates: 42 g (14%) Protein: 34 g (68%) Fat: 12 g (18%) Saturated Fat: 4 g (25%) Cholesterol: 54 mg (18%) Sodium: 748 mg (33%) Potassium: 1684 mg (48%) Fiber: 17 g (71%) Sugar: 11 g (12%) Vitamin A: 4332 IU (87%) Vitamin C: 31 mg (38%) Calcium: 120 mg (12%) Iron: 8 mg (44%)
I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!Lentil Soup with Ground Beef is a tasty soup that’s made with brown rice or cauliflower rice and it’s easy enough to make for a work-night dinner! If you prefer an even lower-carb soup, you can make this soup with cauliflower rice or check out Instant Pot Low-Carb Ground Beef Cauliflower Soup for a low-carb soup with similar flavors.
I first made this Lentil Soup with Ground Beef years ago on a day I was too sick to go the store, and I don’t think there’s anything that tastes as good or as comforting as soup when it’s cold outside. Then recently on a day that was soup weather, I made this soup, took some better photos, and enjoyed it that night for dinner. I have a few containers in the freezer now for those snowy days I’m sure are still going to come. I did add some balsamic vinegar to the finished soup this time, and I loved the way it perked up the flavor so I’m updating the recipe to add that.
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A lot of the good flavor here comes from the homemade beef stock and homemade chicken stock I always try to have in the freezer, but I think even if you had to use canned beef broth and chicken broth this would still taste pretty good. Use the low salt version if you used canned broth, and don’t be in too much of a hurry and shorten the simmering time, because that’s another step that builds in flavor. This soup uses the kind of ingredients many people always have in the house, so it might become one of your favorites.
You might be surprised if you check the nutritional information because this soup is relatively low in net carbs. But if a soup with both lentils and brown rice seems too high in carbs for you, just replace the brown rice with about 1 1/2 cups frozen cauliflower rice. Or check out Instant Pot Low-Carb Ground Beef Cauliflower Soup for a similar soup that’s low in carbs and made in the Instant Pot.
This recipe has been added to a category called Weekend Food Prep to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!
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If you don't have homemade stock, use 2 cans beef broth and one can chicken broth, low sodium recommended. I used Uncle Ben's Brown Rice (affiliate link), which I really like.
This soup freezes well. You may need to add more liquid when the soup is reheated, because some will be absorbed by the rice.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Beef & Lentil Soup
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If you’re a South Beach Dieter, be sure to use low fat ground beef, and the use of carrots would make this Lentil Soup with Ground Beef limited to phase 2 or 3 of the original South Beach Diet. This soup is surprisingly low in net carbs, but use cauliflower rice instead of brown rice if you prefer, or check out Instant Pot Low-Carb Ground Beef Cauliflower Soup for a low-carb soup with similar flavors.
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