{"id":12280,"date":"2013-05-06T20:09:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T03:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12280"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:07:42","slug":"perfect-protein-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12280","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Protein Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-39507\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lentil-quinoa-soup-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/>2 T. Butter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1 C. carrot (diced)<\/p>\n<p>1 C. celery (diced)<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 C. red onion (diced)<\/p>\n<p>2 garlic cloves (minced)<\/p>\n<p>2 quarts chicken stock<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. lentils (dry)<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. quinoa<\/p>\n<p>16 oz. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. fresh ginger (minced)<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. turmeric<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. crushed red pepper<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. sea salt<\/p>\n<p>1 large tomato (diced)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saut\u00e9 the carrots, celery, and onions lightly in Butter. Add the garlic, and a few minutes later, the chicken stock, quinoa, and lentils. Simmer. When the lentils are tender, add the spices and chicken. Simmer until the chicken is cooked throughout. Add the diced tomato, simmer and taste. Adjust spices if desired.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 T. Butter 1 C. carrot (diced) 1 C. celery (diced) 1 1\/2 C. red onion (diced) 2 garlic cloves (minced) 2 quarts chicken stock 1\/2 C. lentils (dry) 1\/2 C. quinoa 16 oz. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 1 tsp. fresh ginger (minced) 1\/2 tsp. turmeric 1\/2 tsp. crushed red pepper 2 tsp. sea salt 1 large tomato (diced) &nbsp; Saut\u00e9 the carrots, celery, and onions lightly in Butter. Add the garlic, and a few minutes later, the chicken stock,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12280\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[192,90],"class_list":["post-12280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups-stews","tag-good-grains","tag-healthy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39508,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12280\/revisions\/39508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}