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.