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Spicy Lentil Kale Stew

This stew is naturally vegan, filling, and is bursting with flavor and texture! It freezes well and is perfect for meal prep!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Pressure Cooker Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 5 (large) servings
Author Lillian

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 large carrots, diced
  • 3-4 stalks celery, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup brown lentils, dried
  • 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 Tablespoon dried herbs I used a blend of oregano and dill
  • 1 Teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon cayenne pepper reduce if you are sensitive to spice
  • 1/2 Teaspoon yellow curry powder Adds a great background flavor, can omit or replace with another all purpose seasoning mix
  • 1/2 Teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
  • 10 cranks fresh black pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon white sugar
  • 6-8 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 cup olive oil add when blending
  • 5 cups kale, chopped equivalent to about 1 whole bunch, add at the very end

Before serving

  • 2 Tablespoons vinegar I've used white, apple cider, and red wine vinegar with great success
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Add the vegetables, lentils, seasonings and broth to the electric pressure cooker pot. Stir so nothing is stuck on the bottom. Put on the lid, lock everything into place. Place on Soup setting and cook for 30 minutes. It will take a while to come to pressure about ~15 minutes. Once it is finished cooking let it naturally depressurize for 10 minutes.

  2. In a large blender add a few cups of cooked stew, try getting more lentils and potatoes since blending those will help add body to the stew. Pour in the olive oil into the blender and blend away! Add it back to the pot and add your kale and finish off with vinegar, red pepper flakes, and salt&fresh ground black pepper, to taste.

  3. Let the kale wilt in the soup for 10-15 minutes then serve! This soup tastes fantastic any time but I especially love it as leftovers. Nothing beats a delicious homemade soup for lunch on a dreary workday!

Recipe Notes

This recipe makes 5 very large servings. You can increase the servings to 7-8 and still have a filling soup.