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Chicken And Lentil Soup With Garlic-Cheese Toasts

Ingredients

• 1 19-ounce can ready-to-serve lentil soup
• 1 cup loosely packed frozen crinkle-cut carrots
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 8 slices French bread
• 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese
• 1 5.5-ounce can tomato juice (2/3 cup)
• 1 cup cubed cooked chicken

Directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. In a medium saucepan stir together soup, carrots, and thyme.
3. Bring mixture to boiling.
4. Reduce heat.
5. Simmer, covered, 8 to 9 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, for garlic-cheese toasts, place bread slices on unheated rack of a broiler pan.
7. Spread with margarine.
8. Sprinkle with garlic powder.
9. Broil 5 inches from heat for 1 minute.
10. Top with cheese.
11. Return to broiler.
12. Broil 30 to 60 seconds.
13. Stir tomato juice and chicken into soup.
14. Heat through.
15. Serve toasts with soup.

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