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Lentil Soup With Wheat Berries and Kale

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A bowl of lentil soup with wheat berries and kale.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

This is the ultimate “nothing in the house to eat” dinner that just happens to be vegetarian and extremely nourishing. If you have homemade chicken or vegetable stock on hand, don’t hesitate to use it instead of water. That said, you’ll get an incredible amount of flavor from the soffritto, lentils, and kale alone.

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