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I had long craved this chipotle lentil soup with chorizo. But must I confess that with the Miami heat, the last thing one wants to do is cook and have soup. Period.
Luckily for us, we are enjoying a nice “cold” weather during these mild South Florida winter days… with temperatures fluctuating between 60˚ and 80˚F…
So, here I go, dicing onions, celery and carrots to sauté the flavorful base of my delicious chipotle lentil soup with chorizo.
You can make it in just 45 minutes and I guarantee you this soups will as flavorful as comforting.
I would say this soup is a hearty meal, it’s perfect for a cold, rainy day… ven better, this soup is a meal by itself… 
It’s a hybrid between my Spanish lentil soup with chorizo and my delicious French lentil soup, and it’s made with love and my pickled chipotles (I know I owe you the recipe, so bear with me, please.) 
Without further ado, here is my chipotle lentil soup with chorizo recipe.
Chipotle Lentil Soup with Chorizo
Ingredients
- 1 pound of lentils picked and rinsed
- 8 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- ¾ cup of onion finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ¾ cup of celery finely diced
- ¾ cup of carrot finely diced
- 1 cup of Spanish chorizo finely sliced
- 2 tablespoons of pickled chipotles minced
- 1 ½ cup potatoes peeled and diced into 1/3 inch cubes
- Coarse sea salt
Instructions
- In a stock pot over medium-high heat put the lentils with the water to boil. Once it breaks the boil, cook for 10 minutes.
- In a deep frying pan at medium heat, add the olive oil and onion, garlic, celery and carrots, and sauté for about 5-6 minutes until the onion begins to wilt.
- Add the sofrito and chipotle to the pot with the lentils, and bring to a boil.
- Once it boils, lower the heat to medium and add the chorizo and cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, season with salt and cook uncovered until it boils.
- Once it boils, cook for 12-15 minutes, until the potatoes are soft but firm.
- Correct the salt and let it rest for at least half an hour before serving.
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What a great way to give flavor to lentils
You know hoe much I love chipotle…
It’s so cold in Miami lately that all I’m craving is this soup! It will not only warm me up, but will keep me going all day
Yesssssss!
YUM! A perfect recipe for the freezing temps we’ve been experiencing in NYC.
Indeed!
Oh, this looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for putting them together!
Thanks for visiting!
Everything with chipotle will soon become one of my favorite things ever!!!!
Yessssss!
This sounds gorgeous! Definitely wanting to make it, I might actually do it tomorrow!
Great!
Anything with chorizo tastes good! Yum yum! So comforting, especially that it’s chipotle flavored. 😀
You’re absolutely right!
This soup looks like it would be something that I would love. I have never had anything like this before!
Give it a try Becca! I’m sure you’ll love it!
I love a good lentil soup, especially with potatoes.
Yesssss!
Yum!! This looks delicious for a chilly Winter day! I’m vegetarian, but I think this would be just as yummy without the chorizo for me (and WITH the chorizo for my hubby).
Yes! You’re absolutely right!
I could definitely eat this soup at the moment, in my country is so cold. I do crave something hearty and warm and this soups seems to be exactly that!
Yessssss! Thanks for visiting Joanna!
I love taking soups together with scones for my appetizer since it raises my appetite to the roof. I’d love some good lentil soup.
Thank you my dear!
This looks yummy and it has a lot of my favourite ingredients like lentils. I would like to try it someday without the Chorizo as a vegetarian option.
Yes! Lentils are delicious meatless too!
Wow! I bet that recipe was really tasty and delicious too! I will definitely save this and try this recipe! Yumm yumm
Thank you Gladys!
I don’t eat meat, but I’m a huge fan of lentil soup! I bet this would be great even without the meat.
Yes! You can have this without the chorizo!
I love this kind of warming soups which are just perfect for winter. I’m really fond of chorizo, so I can’t wait to surprise my friends at the weekend! Yummm! 🙂
Thank you Natalia!
It is soup weather here and this would be great for dinner. I need to start this in my slow cooker.
Thank you Tara.
Yesssss!
Love the addition of chorizo. Looks really delicious and warming.
Yessssss!
This looks amazing! Perfect for these cold nights! I know my family will love it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you Jill!
I have to admit I’ve never heard of this soup, but it looks so delicious! I like the flavor of chorizo, just really haven’t found a lot of recipes to put it in. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Terri!
I’m a chorizo fan too! Thank you Terri.
Wow, this looks so yummy! I am a huge fan of chorizo but never have it in a soup. I would love to try this recipe!
You’ll love this soup Ola!
I could do with a bowl of this right about now!
Seems doable. Will definitely try!
Yessssssss!
Mm, wow – delicious!
What a fabulous flavour combination. Will be saving this to try!
Thank you Alexandra!
This soup sounds amazing and I sure could go for some soup right about now. Will give this a try over the weekend.
And you’ll love it Scott! Thanks for visiting!
Ooo this looks incredible. I just love having soup when it’s winter. I must try this.
Go for it Amber! You’ll love it!
OMG YUM! I love lentil soup so much! This recipe looks fun to make!! It’s raining right now and I am craving soup!! 🙂
You have the recipe. Go for it!