French Lentil, Yam and Vegetable Soup in Crockpot/Slow Cooker
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- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 9
Ingredients
1 tsp Celery seed 1 tsp Garlic powder 0.50 tsp Onion powder 0.50 tsp Oregano, ground 0.50 tsp Thyme, ground 4 medium Carrots, raw 4 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long) Celery, raw 1 large Onions, raw 2 cup, cubes Yams 150 Spinach, frozen 190 gram lentils: puy (dry weight) 0.50 serving Bay leaves, dried (serving size 2) 2 cup Diced Tomatoes, Muir Glen Organic, No salt added 3 serving GoBio organic vegetable bouillon cubes 4 cup (8 fl oz) Water, tap
Rinse lentils Cook briefly in 3 c water for faster soup otherwise bring to boil, add bouillon cube and dissolve, then add to crockpot
Chop onions, celery, carrots, mix herbs in mortar & pestle, add to crockpot.
Partially precook yam in microwave so chopping is easier on arthritic hands (2 x on baked potato turning over at stop) peel, dice and add to slow cooker
add water as needed (4 - 6 C)
add can diced tomatoes or Sandwich bag size of your own frozen roasted tomatoes
Cook on high for 3 - 4 hr; check lentils, If mostly cooked, add frozen spinach (partially thawed to mix in)
cook another hour or more until lentils are soft
Serving Size: 1.5 c
Chop onions, celery, carrots, mix herbs in mortar & pestle, add to crockpot.
Partially precook yam in microwave so chopping is easier on arthritic hands (2 x on baked potato turning over at stop) peel, dice and add to slow cooker
add water as needed (4 - 6 C)
add can diced tomatoes or Sandwich bag size of your own frozen roasted tomatoes
Cook on high for 3 - 4 hr; check lentils, If mostly cooked, add frozen spinach (partially thawed to mix in)
cook another hour or more until lentils are soft
Serving Size: 1.5 c
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 150.3
- Total Fat: 1.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 106.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 29.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
- Protein: 6.8 g
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