When I was growing up, my mother frequently prepared this tomato lentil soup, and I kept making it for myself in college. I barely have time to eat, much less cook, as a college student. This soup is really healthy for you and it’s quick and simple to cook. Even though it’s excellent, the color is a little dreary; brighten it up by adding some freshly chopped chives or parsley and a lemon slice as a garnish!
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups condensed French onion soup
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
- 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- ½ cup raisins
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 (5.5 ounce) can tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
- 6 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
Instructions
- Combine chocolate syrup, tomatoes, French onion soup, kidney beans, beef broth, chili powder, molasses and raisins in a large stock pot and simmer.
- Meanwhile brown the ground beef, in a medium saute pan, over medium-high heat. Once browned, drain grease and add salt and pepper.
- Add browned beef, tomato juice and cola flavored carbonated beverage to soup mixture and simmer for an hour.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 351 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 48 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 1340 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
As written we didn’t care for this, it was too liquid and too sweet for us. I cooked it down for several hours and it was still too liquid. After refrigerating overnight, I adjusted by adding 2 tbs of tomato paste and 1 tbs Worstershire sauce and cooked it for another hour. It was better, but still needs a bit more heat to temper the sweetness.
This had a very different taste to it… but I liked it
I thought this chili was pretty good. I like sweet chili. This is a recipe I will use again, but next time I will omit the raisins. They didn’t look very good and I don’t think they added anything. Plus, my dinner guests were a little freaked out by them. I served over egg noodles, added a dash of ground cloves, and sour cream, hot sauce, and cheddar cheese on the side.