Slow Cooker Lentil Soup

Name: Slow Cooker Lentil Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 5 min
Yield: 3 peoople
Ingredients: 1 cup brown lentils; 2 carrots; 1 onion; 1 cup Frozen Mixed Peppers; 2 garlic cloves; 3 cups vegetable stock; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 cup Fresh spinach; 1 parsnip; salt and pepper; parsley to garnish; 1 teaspoon dried thyme

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 5 mins
Servings
3 peoople
Calories
332 kcal
Course
Soup
Cuisine
International

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup

Willa Mcdonald

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Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with vegetables, a delicious meat-free soup that goes down a treat on a cold day. Suitable for a vegetarian or vegan diet, but filling enough that even meat lovers will appreciate it. Gluten free, low carb, low calorie, high vegetable protein.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 cup brown lentils
2 carrots
1 onion
1 cup Frozen Mixed Peppers ( or fresh ones)
2 garlic cloves
3 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup Fresh spinach
1 parsnip
salt and pepper
parsley to garnish
1 teaspoon dried thyme

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Instructions

Peel and chop the onion, garlic, carrots and parsnip, and add them to the slow cooker together with the frozen chopped mixed peppers and lentils.
Add the vegetable stock, and leave to cook on low for 5 hours, or 3 hours on high. If you like your soup thinner, add one more cup of vegetable stock.
Once the lentils and veggies are cooked, add the spinach, tomato paste, thyme and parsley, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cook on high for 10-15 minutes so that the spinach can wilt.
Serve hot!

Notes

Unlike the split red lentils, which cook really quickly, the brown ones need a bit longer to cook through. This soup was ready in about 5 hours on slow, so on high it should be ready in about 3 hours or less.
Now, I hardly ever use strong spices when I make lentil soup, as I prefer the more "natural" taste of the lentils and vegetables. So salt and pepper are usually on my list, but you can safely use a pinch of cumin, coriander seeds, turmeric, and chilli.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 332kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 1g (2%) Sodium 1072mg (45%) Potassium 1239mg (35%) Fiber 25g (100%) Sugar 11g (22%) Vitamin A 8605IU (172%) Vitamin C 62.5mg (69%) Calcium 105mg (11%) Iron 6.5mg (36%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3peoople

Amount Per Serving

Calories 332 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	332kcal	17%
Carbohydrates	63g	21%
Protein	19g	38%
Fat	1g	2%
Sodium	1072mg	45%
Potassium	1239mg	26%
Fiber	25g	100%
Sugar	11g	22%
Vitamin A	8605IU	172%
Vitamin C	62.5mg	69%
Calcium	105mg	11%
Iron	6.5mg	36%