Best Slow Cooker Lentil Chili Recipes

SPOOKY SLOW COOKER TURKEY LENTIL CHILI

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This is a favorite of ours for Halloween. Pop it in the slow cooker before work and dinner for the crew is ready in time for Trick or Treat! Serve with Cheddar cheese and chives or 'Boo' chips for a festive flair.

Provided by Annie Gladding

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Turkey Chili Recipes

Time 6h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds lean ground turkey
2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 pound cooked lentils
1 (14.5 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 (14.5 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (12 ounce) package frozen pearl onions
1 (8 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup water
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup chili powder
2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon onion powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Cook turkey in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain.
Transfer turkey to a slow cooker. Add tomatoes, lentils, pumpkin puree, pinto beans, pearl onions, green chile peppers, and garlic. Stir in water, brown sugar, chili powder, pumpkin pie spice, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Cover and cook on Low until flavors combine, 6 to 10 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.8 calories, Carbohydrate 29.9 g, Cholesterol 68.3 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 7.5 g, Protein 31.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 688.9 mg, Sugar 10.1 g

SLOW COOKER LENTIL CHILI

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I found and made a wonderful lentil chili recipe on the web but when I wanted to make it again I couldn't find it. This is my attempt to recreate it. It is a substantial chili that your guests might not realise has no meat in it (I do eat meat but not every day). Vary the garlic and chili to your taste - I just happened to have some harissa to hand. Cumin gives a nice warm note. It is one of those "even better next day" dishes. This makes quite a lot but I do have quite a large slow cooker. If you didn't have a slow cooker I guess you could simmer on the hob for 90mins or so?

Provided by Moyni

Time 6h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 large onions, diced
2 large carrots, peeled and diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 tablespoon oil
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups green lentils
3 small red chilies
1 teaspoon harissa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes with juice
500 ml vegetable stock
2 (400 g) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons concentrated tomato paste
salt
ground black pepper

Steps:

Heat oil in a large skillet and gently fry the onions, celery and carrot until soft (~ 8mins).
Add the garlic, cumin, harissa and finely chopped fresh chili. Fry for a minute.
Add the lentils, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and stock and bring to simmer.
Transfer to slow cooker.
Cook on Low for 6-8 hours.
Add kidney beans for the last half hour, tasting and adding salt and pepper to your taste then.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.7, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 326.5, Carbohydrate 78, Fiber 28.4, Sugar 11.1, Protein 26.4