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Slow Cooker Chicken and Lentil Soup

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255 min

Slow Cooker Chicken and Lentil Soup

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Time

255 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

378

Rating

4.00★ (3)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
This is total cozy comfort food. I love letting the slow cooker do all the work! This soup packs in a ton of warm spices and the chicken is just so incredibly flavorful and tender. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or plain Greek yogurt if desired.

Ingredients

  • green lentils, sorted and rinsed: 1 pound
  • petite diced tomatoes: 1 can (15 ounce can)
  • onion: 1 piece (diced)
  • jarred minced garlic: 1 Tbsp
  • ½ teaspoons ground cumin: 2 piece
  • ½ teaspoons dried oregano: 1 piece
  • ½ teaspoons chili powder: 1 piece
  • ½ teaspoons paprika: 1 piece
  • garlic powder: 1 tsp
  • onion powder: 1 tsp
  • salt: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
  • chicken broth: 7 cups
  • ½ pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs: 1 piece (to taste)

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Combine green lentils, tomatoes, onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, and salt in a slow cooker. Pour in chicken broth and stir gently to evenly distribute seasonings into the broth.
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  2. Settle chicken thighs into the broth, ensuring they are submerged in the liquid.
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  3. Set slow cooker for High heat and cook for 4 hours, chicken should be falling off the bone and lentils should be tender (if not, cook a little bit longer).
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  4. Use tongs and remove chicken from the soup and set on a cutting board. Pull meat off the bones with tongs and either rough chop or break apart into bite sized pieces with the tongs. Return meat to the soup. Discard bones.
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  5. Stir the meat in and taste test; adjust the seasonings as desired.
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