Best Lentil Vegetable Soup With Chard Slow Cooker Recipes

LENTIL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover the lentils with boiling water and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drain.
• In a large stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions, leeks, and garlic with the olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme, and cumin for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are translucent and very tender. Add the celery and carrots and saute for 10 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, and lentils. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, until the lentils are cooked through. Check the seasonings. Add the red wine and serve hot, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with grated Parmesan.

CHARD LENTIL SOUP, LEBANESE-STYLE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Cook lentils in boiling water until beginning to soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add chard; continue cooking until wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Add potatoes to the boiling water, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and cook until the potatoes are completely cooked, about 12 minutes.
• Mix lemon juice, crushed garlic, and salt together in a bowl; add to the pot. Continue to cook at a simmer another 5 minutes. Stir olive oil into the mixture. Increase heat to high and cook another 1 to 2 minutes.

VEGETABLE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place the first 8 ingredients in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until lentils are tender, about 4 hours., Stir in tomatoes and beans. Cook, covered, on high until heated through, about 30 minutes.

SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water, ham, tomatoes, lentils, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, pepper, salt, thyme, and bay leaf in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW until lentils and vegetables are as soft as you like, 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.

LENTIL SOUP WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a 5 to 6 quart crockpot, stir, and cook for 4 hours on high or 6 to 8 hours on low.
• Lentils and other vegetables should be cooked but not overly soft.
• Remove bay leaves, stir and serve with fresh baked cornbread and jalapeno pepper sauce on the side.

SLOW COOKER LENTIL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute musrhooms, celery & peppers in olive oil & butter for about 5 minutes, add the 1/8 tsp cumin just before the end.
• Add all the veggies, juice 1 1/2 cups chicken broth & seasonings to slowcooker.
• Cook on low for 6 hours.
• Add barley & as much of the last cup of chicken broth as needed.
• Cook on high for 1 hour.
• Garnish with fresh parsley when serving.

LENTIL VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHARD-SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• 1. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5-7 minutes. Add garlic, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add lentils and toss until coated. Transfer to slow cooker. Stir in vegetable broth. 2. Add potato and stir well. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours, until lentils are tender. Add cayenne/lemon juice solution and stir well. 3. Add chard, in batches, stirring after each to submerge before adding the next batch. Cover and cook on high for 20 minutes until chard is tender.