4.8 from 12 votes
Slow Cooker Chipotle Lentil Soup with Avocado
Throw everything in the slow cooker and let this healthy chipotle lentil soup simmer away all day long. Pureed avocado and chipotle peppers add plenty of flavor!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 339 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 2 carrots chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups brown lentils
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 chipotle pepper seeded & minced
- 7 cups vegetable broth
- 1 14 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle can
- 1 California avocado chopped
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- ¼ cup minced flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, combine the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, lentils, cumin, oregano and chipotle peppers.
- Stir in the vegetable broth, diced tomatoes and adobo sauce.
- Cook on LOW until the lentils are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Transfer 3 cups of the soup to a blender and let cool for about 15 minutes. Add the avocado to the blender and puree until the mixture is almost smooth. Pour the mixture back into the slow cooker. Stir in the lime juice and parsley.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the LoseIt! calculator. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1.5Cups
Calories
339kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1352mg
(56%)
Potassium
1075mg
(31%)
Fiber
24g
(96%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
4410IU
(88%)
Vitamin C
18.4mg
(20%)
Calcium
87mg
(9%)
Iron
6.5mg
(36%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 339
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1.5Cups | |
| Calories | 339kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1352mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 1075mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 24g | 96% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 4410IU | 88% |
| Vitamin C | 18.4mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 87mg | 9% |
| Iron | 6.5mg | 36% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.