Ginny McMeans

Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup


Nothing says fill-it-up like a hot and loaded Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup that is all ready to serve. Bowls will be lined up waiting for their ladles full of flavorfully herbed vegetable soup. Thank goodness my husband loves soups. I think I have mentioned a billion few times before about his picky selective eating habits. It always surprises me what he does and doesn’t like. He is from a small town and they were, honestly, very poor. He says they ate a lot out of the garden and so that is where his love for root vegetables comes from. Lettuce? No. But root vegetables? Yes. So when I found out he loves likes (somehow he also uses correct English so he never loves an inanimate object) lentils, barley and couscous I was very very happy. This opened up a whole new array of dishes that I could make and he would ‘like’. So, this wonderful soup was created out of wanting to get praise from my husband. I’m so needy blessed.

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Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours, 15 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Serving Size: 1 to 1-1/2 cups

Ingredients

1 white onion, chopped

2 carrots, cut on the bias or rolled cut

1 lb. cremini mushrooms

1/2 cup dried green lentils

1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained

1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes

1 small can (8 oz.) whole kernel corn

1/2 teaspoon basil

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon parsley

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon onion powder

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary

32 oz. vegetable broth

Directions

As simple as always -

Add everything to the crock pot and stir.

Cook on low 8 to 10 hours or on high 4 to 5 hours.

IF FREEZING:

Let cool to room temperature.

Package in rigid sided containers as defined in my article http://veganinthefreezer.com/preparing-food-for-the-freezer

TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:

Remove from the freezer and put in the refrigerator overnight because it is a pretty solid mass and will take longer to defrost.

The night of serving -

Put all in a large saucepan and heat through. You can add more broth if you think it is too thick.

Ready to serve.

2.5 http://veganinthefreezer.com/2014/05/14/slow-cooker-lentil-vegetable-soup/ Ginny McMeans copyright 2014

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