Ingredients:
- 1 cup of lentils, rinsed
- 1 cup of spaghetti or fettuccine broken into small pieces (or use small pastina)
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 3 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped (you can substitute about 1 teaspoon dried herbs if you don’t have fresh. I used Italian seasonings)
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1, 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom or cream of celery soup
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes to taste
- 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese for garnish
- 1-2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled into small pieces (or about 1/4 cup cooked pancetta)
Course: lunch,soup,main course,main dish,dinner