Simple & Easy Lentil Soup

Ingredients (Serves 4-6):

- Drizzle of olive oil

- 4 large cloves garlic, minced

- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped into small pieces

- 4 cups vegetable broth

- 2.5 cups cooked lentils (you can buy these precooked at Trader Joe's or prepare you own)

- 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed

- 1 can diced tomatoes

- 1 bay leaf

- 1 tablespoon onion powder

- 3 large handfuls of spinach

Instructions:

1. Drizzle olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook for about 1 minute before adding all ingredients except the spinach and seasoning with salt and pepper. 

2. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 30 minutes uncovered, adding spinach in the last couple of minutes.