Italian Spaghetti Soup With Garlic - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dry lentils
1 large onion, minced
2 carrots, diced
2 celery ribs, sliced
6 large garlic cloves, minced
2 cups tomato puree, canned chopped
4 ounces spaghetti, broken into 2 inch lengths
2 cups spinach, sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper

Preparation

Place everything except for spaghetti and spinach in a large kettle with 2 quarts of water; bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer 1 hour.
Add seasonings, spaghetti and spinach.
Simmer 10-12 minutes until spaghetti in tender.
Drain.
Add a small drizzle of olive oil to each bowl when serving.