SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup image

Lentil soup is perfect for the slow cooker. Just throw all the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and come home to a delicious soup.

Provided by CPolencheck

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup

Time 6h20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

7 cups water
1 pound cooked, smoked lean ham, cut into chunks
1 (14.5 ounce) can low-sodium diced tomatoes, undrained
1 ¾ cups dried lentils, rinsed
8 ounces chopped onion
6 ounces sliced carrots
6 ounces chopped celery
5 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste
1 bay leaf

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.5 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 25.4 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 11.8 g, Protein 18 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 736.5 mg, Sugar 3.7 g