Description
Lentil soup is perfect for the slow cooker. Just throw all the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and come home to a delicious soup.
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- 1 pound cooked, smoked lean ham, cut into chunks
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can low-sodium diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 ¾ cups dried lentils, rinsed
- 8 ounces chopped onion
- 6 ounces sliced carrots
- 6 ounces chopped celery
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt (Optional)
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Combine water
- ham
- tomatoes
- lentils
- onion
- carrots
- celery
- garlic
- pepper
- salt
- thyme
- and bay leaf in a slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on Low until lentils and vegetables are as soft as you like
- 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 6 hrs
Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 10