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Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Bacon
Bacon adds a smoky, salty flavor to this easy and delicious slow cooker lentil soup full of veggies, protein and fiber.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
172 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 lices Bacon (thinly sliced)
- 1 cup lentils (rinsed and sorted)
- 2 celery diced, stalks
- 2 carrot diced
- 1 onion diced, medium
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 15 oz diced fire roasted tomatoes canned
- 32 oz chicken broth (low sodium)
- parsley optional garnish, fresh chopped
Instructions
- In a frying pan over medium-high heat, cook bacon slices until brown and crispy then remove from pan and set on a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
- Add all ingredients including the cooked bacon to the slow cooker and heat on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours.
- Serve with fresh chopped parsley.
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Notes
- Salt is left out of this recipe due to the bacon, canned tomatoes and chicken broth used. Feel free to add salt if you prefer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2cups
Calories
172kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
34.1g
(11%)
Protein
13.3g
(27%)
Fat
1.9g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.4g
(8%)
Trans Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
470mg
(20%)
Fiber
11.8g
(47%)
Sugar
7.4g
(15%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2cups | |
| Calories | 172kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 34.1g | 11% |
| Protein | 13.3g | 27% |
| Fat | 1.9g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.4g | 8% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 470mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 11.8g | 47% |
| Sugar | 7.4g | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.