Winter veg soup

Winter vegetable soup
This is a nice warming chunky soup which is very satisfying.

Ingredients:

450g Carrots diced
420g Peeled & cubed potatoes
2 sticks of celery chopped
1/2 onion diced
2 cloves garlic chopped
4 tbsp peas
50g lentils
1 brocolli & cauliflower cup-a-soup (or similar)
1 minestrone cup-a-soup (or similar)
2 stock cubes
3 tbsp olive oil
Herbs and seasoning to taste (I use mixed herbs)

Method:

Heat pan and add olive oil. Fry first 5 ingredients until softened a little.
Put soups and stock cubes in a large jug or bowl with herbs and add about 2 litres of boiling water. Mix well then add to pan with vegetables
Bring to boil then simmer until potatoes are about half cooked (not crunchy anymore)
Removed about 4-5 ladels full of vegetables and some liquid and put in a jug or bowl. Use hand blender to blend until smooth. Add blended veg back to the pan.
Add peas and lentils and bring back to the boil. Simmer for around 20 mins or until peas and lentils are cooked. (also check carrots are soft).
Season to taste and serve.

I split this into 6 regular portions and 1 small portion. Based on dividing by 6 the nutrition is roughly as follows:

250 kcals
40g carbs
7g Protein