Lentil Soup

Ingredients

2 cups lentils
1 ½ quarts water and 6 chicken bouillon cubes (or 3 – 14 ½ oz. cans chicken broth and 3 cans of water)
1 large can (No. 2 ½) stewed tomatoes
1 bay leaf

3 carrots, cut in chunks ( or 1 can canned carrots)
1 onion, cut up

Salt and pepper to taste
1 lb. cooked hamburger (option 1)

ham hook (option 2)

cooked ham pieces (option 3)

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients except hamburger in a 4-quart stove top pot or dutch oven, bring to a boil, and let cook until tender.
2. Option 1) Add cooked hamburger and heat. Option 2) A ham hock may be cooked with above ingredients instead of hamburger. Option 3) pieces of ham may be added at the last.
3. Makes 8 to 10 servings.