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.
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.
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- 1 pound cooked smoked lean ham, cut into chunks
- 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.
