Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

Might be better than my mother's, and that's saying something. I used several links of hot italian sausage that were left over from am pasta meal (cooked, in sauce), which I sliced into 1/2 inch pieces, instead of ham. And I used diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce because it's what I had. There were wrinkled noses in my family when I said I was making lentils, but everyone had seconds. Was even better the next day. I'm making it for my dad when he's here over Thanksgiving weekend, that will be the real test! Thank you for an excellent recipe queendiva1.

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DonnaMC

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

Very filling with great flavor! Cooked on high for 6 hours.

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Denise

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

Great recipe! I ended up finding this late in the day and wwanting it for dinner, so I made it on the stove top and simmered for about 35 mins total. The herbs were a perfect compliment to the veggies and lentils. I used an 8 oz can of tomato sauce and 16 oz chicken broth and the rest water, because I don't like too much salt. All in all it was great. Next time I will make in the crock pot.

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erinruns

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

LOVED it!! used kielbasa instead of ham. DELISH!!!

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Kimmy K

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Made this as written, except that I doubled everything. It was perfect. The whole family enjoyed it. Served it with some hearty sourdough bread. Mmm. We'll definitely be repeating this!

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ka me ka thee

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

Don't know what happened....it all sounded good. Cooked for almost 15 hours and lentils were still hard. Soup was watery and didn't taste well at all.

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Jan

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

Absolutely delicious. Used smoked ham shank instead of regular ham. Cooked it on low for only 6 hours. I made no other changes. It will certainly be filed under favorite soups.

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

So delicious! Like several previous reviewers, I added stewed toms and an extra cup of water. I'm adding this to my favorite recipes.

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Cam

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2009

This was so good! I didn't change a thing and it was great with some hearty wheat bread on a windy fall day.

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laura

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

How easy was this!! Next time I will chop the veggies the night before to save some time as I'm always tight for it in the morning but the flavor was excellent and it the lentils were a perfect consistency. Very nice fall and winter dish, so nice to come home from work and enjoy this hearty meal instantly.

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Damaris

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

This soup is fantastic! I didn't have 11 hours to cook it so I cooked it on high setting for 6 hours. It turned out great and reminded us of the lentil soup served at our favorite German restaurant.

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Aja

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Very Good. Make sure that you wake up early since it takes all day to cook. I was a little late for work the day that I prepared it. I added the stewed tomatoes and extra water/chicken boullion also and I am glad that I did. I served it with jalepeno cheese bread and it was delicious. I cant wait to make it again.

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DeeDee

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

Super easy, yummy & good for you!!

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Hope's Mom

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

This is my favorite! I do a little bit of variation though. I up the veggies and ham about 1/2 cup each. I use 3 small cans of chicken stock fatfree/low sodium, and add one can of diced tomatoes, and leave out the tomatoe sauce. It is wonderful, I also cook it on high in my crockpot for about 3 hours depending on the lentils... a little longer if neccessary.

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2009

I made this for my family and it was fantastic. I have never cooked with lentils but now this recipe will be a popular dish around my house. I recommend using cooked ham off the bone - it enhances the flavor of the soup.

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

Delicious, but don't try to do this one in a hurry. It really is better if you slow cook it for the 11 hours. :)

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Nanjee

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Reviewed: May 30, 2009

This soup was amazing! My 13 year old son even asked for more. Was I shocked! Usually he picks things out of his soups and barely finishes them. Great, will be making again!

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Reviewed: May 17, 2009

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the good reviews! I'm glad that most of you are enjoying one of my favorite soups! Of course it is the nature of the beast to continue to tweak recipes and I thought I would share a slightly different stovetop version of this recipe. I didn't have any ham but threw in 2 smoked pork hocks (skin removed) and 2 cups of cooked, diced chicken meat from my freezer. I covered the pot and simmered this on the stovetop for about 1 1/2-2 hrs until everything was tender. Removed the pork hocks and picked what little meat there is and tossed that into the soup. You may need to add a little extra broth or water when you cook it stovetop. This makes it a little quicker if you don't have half a day to get dinner on the table.

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queendiva1

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2009

Neither hubby nor I liked this very much. I followed some suggestions and used a can of stewed tomatoes instead of the tomato sauce. It wasn't too thick, it just didn't have a very distinct flavor. I couldn't taste the ham at all. Not sure if I did something wrong, but I won't be making it again to find out.

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Sarah B

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2009

Fantastic! I haven't had lentil soup since I was a kid and forced to eat it! This is one of the few recipes I've tried on allrecipes where I didn't have to make many variations to. I did, however, use a can of stewed tomatoes because I didn't readily have sauce, which gave me more of a broth in the soup. Exceptionally flavorful! Great recipe!

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