Slow Cooker Lentil Soup

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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 259 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt (Optional)
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 7 cups water
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste
• 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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water, ham, tomatoes, lentils, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, pepper, salt, thyme, and bay leaf in a slow cooker.

Step 2

Cover and cook on Low until lentils and vegetables are as soft as you like, 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.