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Slow Cooker Lentil Soup
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.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
3
peoople
Calories:
332 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown lentils
- 2 carrot
- 1 onion
- 1 cup mixed peppers or fresh ones, frozen
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup spinach fresh
- 1 parsnip
- salt
- black pepper
- parsley for garnish
- 1 teaspoon thyme dried
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!
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 peoople
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.