Lentil/French onion soup

This is the best cheap thing I have made all year. I am still so proud of this, and I will probably make more this week, because the other half of the bag of lentils is just sitting there, mocking me.

The soup started out as the lentil soup on the back of the GOYA dried lentils bag. Then, when I opened up the beef broth, I saw the recipe for French onion soup on the can. I had time to notice it, because I swear to God, it took me no less than 10 minutes to open up the stupid broth can. I hate cans/jars/my tiny hands. Anywho, I digress. So, I got distracted by the french onion soup, but I have no oven-proof ramekins, and really, if you aren't going to to the whole cheese-bake-bread step, just don't even bother with French Onion. Because you are doin' it WRONG.

So instead, I started French Onion soup, with two huge onions, chopped up, and simmered in 2 tbs olive oil till they were translucent.

Then I added a can of beef broth, maybe two, I don't remember. I brought that to a boil while rinsing my lentils. This step is SO CRUCIAL. If not, I don't even want to think about how many small non-lentil things you will end up eating. Rinse your lentils people. Then add them to the bubbly broth/onions, and if you are me, add lots of salt, pepper, and some red wine. Not a lot of wine, just whatever you haven't finished out of the glass you have in your hand. Because clearly, when cooking alone on a Wednesday, you need to be drinking red wine. How else can you justify taking a 2 hour break from homework?

Let all that cook for about half an hour, covered. If you are ghetto like me, and have no lid that fits your sad little warped pot, you can use an inverted frying pan.

Once it finishes, de-invert your frying pan, make a grilled cheese sandwich, and eat it. Congratulate self for making at least 6 servings of soup for less than 4 dollars. Go you.