Just realized my "30 minute meal" took 2 hours because of one dumb mistake

I tried to make that cheap lentil soup recipe from the blog "Thrifty Bites" last night, and I spent an hour and 45 minutes just waiting for the lentils to soften because I forgot to soak them overnight. Who knew hard lentils would turn a quick dinner into a whole evening project? Has anyone else had a budget meal blow up their schedule like this?

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the_mia5d ago

Used to skip soaking steps all the time thinking it didn't matter but yeah that soup will humiliate you. Never making that mistake again.

the_phoenix5d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, that's a lesson I learned the hard way too with a lentil soup back in 2019. I was in a hurry, figured soaking was just some old school rule, threw them straight in the pot with everything else. Ended up with this weird, gritty texture and the broth was practically water. It was so bad I had to toss the whole thing and order pizza instead. Ngl, I still think about that wasted bag of lentils and feel a little embarrassed.