Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage

Hearty, wholesome, and easily prepared in a slow cooker, this lentil soup is bursting with flavor from kielbasa sausage and vegetables.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 930 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup fresh spinach leaves
• 2 cups dried lentils
• 2 kielbasa sausages, chopped
• 2 cups wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine sausages, carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, lentils, water, wine, oil, garlic, oregano, basil, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper in the bottom of a slow cooker.

Step 2

Cover and cook on Low until lentils are tender and sausage is no longer pink, 6 to 8 hours.

Step 3

When ready to serve, stir in spinach and cook until it wilts, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf.