I really enjoy the flavors of this soup. I was never a big lnetil fan until I had this recipe at a restaurant and had to learn how to make it. IT's wonderful!

This was very tasty and will make it again.

Never in my life have I tasted such a souper douper soup!!! I wouldn't change a gosh darn thing!!! It's the flippin' best ever.

I would have given this 5 stars, but went with 4 because it needed to be tweaked. Add extra carrots, lentils and potatoes, reduce flour to 1/2 c. and liquid to 3 Qts. and omit the olive oil and bouillion and you'll end up with a much heartier and healthier soup! Be sure to cook on low, low heat and stir often. I also used chicken broth for 2 qts. of the liquid and salted to taste after cooking because I wasn't sure how salty my bacon was. I'm not a big fan of thyme and 1/2 tsp was enough for me. I also used a teaspoon each of powdered onion and garlic, no fresh. Guess that was alot of tweaking....

I've made this soup many with little changes here & there, however the best thing to do is cook it, let it cool than put in the refer overnight. reheat the next day for dinner. Tastes much better.

i know this soup isn't low-fat, but i feel good about eating it! i added a bit of leftover ground beef (my husband is the carnivorous type), but other than that made as is, and we loved it. i recommend simmering for the full three hours- the lentils need it to make the soup nice and thick. besides it makes your house smell soooooo good.

I like my soups thick and hearty, so I only used twelve cups of water. I also didn't have celery and carrots on hand so I used frozen peas and carrots instead. I doubled the amount of lentils and tripled the potatoes as suggested in another rating. I also used 4 bouillon cubes and half a package of lean bacon. The soup came out wonderfully and will definately make it again!

Excellent. I was generous on the portions of potato, onion, celery, and carrot. Used canned beef broth over bouillon - just adjusted water accordingly. Served w/the Whole Wheat Beer Bread from this site - best lentil soup I have had. Thank you!

Tasty and filling! I made a batch of beer bread (a classic college student recipe, haha) to dip in it and it was great! I can't believe I got my roommates to eat something without meat.

Made this for my boyfriend who loves lentil soup. I followed the recipe exactly and it was outstanding! I will definitely make this again!

LOVE THIS SOUP!!!!!! We recently visited a Reinlanders and had this soup. My husband liked it so much he had to find out how to make it. Everyone we served it to loved it too.

This is a great soup recipe. My entire family enjoyed it and it was easy to make. I was out of dried Thyme, so I used some dried Rosemary instead. It was delicious and I will definitely make this soup regularly.

My family loved this! I didn't have bacon so I used ham. If you don't stir it a lot it really sticks to the bottom of the pot. I will make this again!

Did not care for the flour - soup tended to stick and needed constant attention while simmering - I prefer to add cornstarch to thicken at the end of cooking time.

Wonderful recipe for my toddler. Just omitted the bacon and salt and used low-sodium broth, and it made a very healthy soup for him.

I was disappointed in the consistency of this soup. It is touted as "hearty," but turns out very thin. Also, thankfully, I didn't add all of the thyme and I'm glad I didn't. 3/4 of a teaspoon was almost too much. Also, it required 3 teaspoons of salt instead of one.

I enjoyed this recipe and it turned out to be a hearty delicious soup. Don't cover while simmering.

Tis recipe was basically very good. I made a few modifications and it came out really good. After thinking about the water to lentil ratio I increased the amount of lentils to 1 1/2 cups. I also added a can of diced tomatoes, juice and all. Also the ratio of salt/bouillon to water and veggies was in my opinion to little. I passed on the salt alltogether and used chicken bouillon in powdered form. I put in about 1/4tsp for every 1 cup of water. I was out of both thyme and white pepper. So I passed on the thyme and used black pepper instead. Also I added six cloves of garlic, two handfulls of fresh spinach, and a few fresh green beans for pizazz. Another thing I did was add another cup of carrots. My 4 and 5 year old loved it. They usually don't like anything. I think that next time I make this soup I will add more potatos. It was really good.

I chose this recipe because I had all the ingredients on hand. This is the first time I've ever made soup, and it turned out delicious! Very hearty and tasty!

I doubled the amount of lentils and tripled the amount of potatoes and there was still plenty of broth to handle the increase. This soup is very tasty, but at almost 13grams of fat per serving (that is 50% fat!), I would hardly call it "healthy" despite the healthy lentil and vegetable ingredients. For this reason, I decreased the bacon to 4 slices and added only 1 teaspoon of olive oil, instead of the 4 tablespoons called for. I still found the soup to be rich and tasty.