Hearty Italian Vegetable Soup with Spaetzle

4 C water

1/2 C dry, small shell pasta or spaetzle

1 C dry lentils or 1 can lentils

1 can diced tomatoes

1.5 C mixed, chopped veggies

Epicure’s Sea Salt (Grinder), to taste

Place dry lentils in Epicure Multipurpose Steamer and follow these instructions to cook them.

Combine pasta, if you prefer over spaetzle, and water in a large saute pan over high heat.

Stir in seasoning and diced tomatoes. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 10 min.

Stir in lentils and veggies. Simmer for 3 minutes.

If you are going to make spaetzle instead of pasta here is the recipe.

Serve with grated parmesan cheese.