One-Pot Hearty Lentil & Kale Soup
with Potatoes, Carrot, Lemon & Parmesan
- Wheat
- Milk
This hearty vegetable and lentil soup will warm you to your core—Italian style! It's packed with carrots, onions, potatoes, kale, and lentils, thickened with tangy marinara sauce, and seasoned with our Italian spice blend and fresh lemon zest. You'll serve it with crunchy croutons and a shower of Parmesan for a satisfying one-bowl meal.
Ingredients
3 ounce
Carrot
1 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Croutons
(Contains: Wheat, Milk)
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Onion
4 ounce
Kale
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Lentils
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
2.5 ounce
Marinara Sauce
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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Wash and dry produce.
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Halve, peel, and dice onion into ¼-inch pieces. Trim, peel, and dice carrot into ¼-inch pieces. Peel and dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Remove and discard any large stems from kale; chop into bite-size pieces. Zest and quarter lemon.
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In a large pot, heat a large drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and garlic powder. Cook until veggies begin to brown and soften, 4-5 minutes.
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Add potatoes, marinara, stock concentrate, 2½ cups water, 1 tsp Italian Seasoning, and a big pinch of salt to pot (5 cups water and 2 tsp Italian Seasoning for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then cover. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 7 minutes.
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Once soup has simmered 7 minutes, uncover pot and stir in kale and lentils. Simmer, uncovered, until kale is wilted and potatoes are tender, 5-7 minutes more.
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Add lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice (big squeeze for 4 servings); season generously with salt and pepper. TIP: Prefer a brothier soup? Add another ¼-½ cup water and an extra pinch of salt.
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Divide soup between bowls and top with croutons and Parmesan. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Some found it delicious and flavorful, while others felt it was bland; adding extra seasoning or stock concentrate boosted taste 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, with many appreciating its one-pot simplicity and hearty, filling nature.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more marinara sauce, garlic, or chili flakes for depth. Some enjoyed adding chicken or shrimp for extra protein.
- Portions: Makes plenty, with many reporting leftovers or getting 3 servings instead of 2.
- Texture: A few wanted more broth; others loved its thick, stew-like consistency. Try adjusting liquid to preference.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was amazing. Your vegetarian dishes almost always stun us, and this was no different. 92/100. Plan to make this for ourselves, needed more marinara, and more carrots/less potato to even the ratio. The lower sodium lentils made us rejoice!
A hearty soup for the colder weather. Kale is not always easy to pair with, so this was a great combination!
Surprisingly delightful. I wasn't sure if I would like this one, but it was great! One comment, I didn't know if I should drain lentils or not.
I love that this is a vegetarian soup that is filling and satisfying. The croutons and parm. cheese added a lot of flavor. Delicious.
Excellent, excellent addition. One of the best recipes I've done. Fast and delicious and full of flavor. First time I've been compelled to leave a dish review
The finishing lemon really took this from good to great! Great texture addition with the croutons and the creamy cheese. Will make again 100%.
Hearty is not a phrase I would use to describe this. It either needs more lentils or some sort of a cream base or to be somewhat thicker. It has a lot of potential and I think it could work but it needs some tweaking.
Very tasty but the broth was almost entirely soaked up by the ingredients. I followed the recommendation to add more water and it became a bit bland for a broth.
Made a ton! Carrots were kind of limp though. Not enough Garlic supplied. Could have had 1 more element/kick.
We did like this, but it was a little bland. Very healthy. Great for cooler weather
