Simply Souperlicious – Chicken and Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 medium carrot (raw) chopped
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 leek
• 2 cups red lentils
• Pinch salt, pepper, and paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 qt low sodium chicken stock with one skinless chicken thigh
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1 squeezed lemon