This 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
- water: 7 cups
- cooked, smoked lean ham, cut into chunks: 1 pound
- low-sodium diced tomatoes, undrained: 1 can (14.5 ounce can)
- ¾ cups dried lentils, rinsed: 1 piece
- ounces chopped onion: 8 piece
- ounces sliced carrots: 6 piece
- ounces chopped celery: 6 piece
- garlic: 5 clove (minced)
- ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp (optional)
- thyme: 0.5 tsp (to taste, dried)
- bay leaf: 1 piece
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Combine water, ham, tomatoes, lentils, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, pepper, salt, thyme, and bay leaf in a slow cooker.
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Cover and cook on Low until lentils and vegetables are as soft as you like, 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.
