Best Slow Cooker Brown Lentil Soup Recipes

SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP

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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

SLOW-COOKER BROWN LENTIL SOUP

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Ground cumin gives a slight Southwestern spin to hearty lentil soup.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Lunch

Time 8h15m

Yield 7

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 bag (1 lb) dried brown lentils, sorted, rinsed
2 medium carrots, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cartons (32 oz each) Progresso™ chicken broth (8 cups)
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1/2 cup dry sherry or Progresso™ chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

Steps:

Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix ingredients.
Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours. Stir well before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 12 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1180 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g