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Delicious Soup Secrets
Here’s a vegetarian lentil soup for the crockpot that is easy, delicious, and nutritious. You’re going to love it! It starts with one pound of dried lentils, diced aromatics, fire-roasted tomatoes, and seasonings.
The prep time is a quick 15 minutes. But if chopping onions and mincing garlic in the morning isn’t your thing, you can prep these things the night before. Just store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container or bag, and they’ll be ready to use when you are.
While the lentils don’t need to be pre-soaked, you should sort through them. You’ll be looking for discolored beans and bits of field debris that might have slipped through during the harvest/sorting process.
After that, you simply pour them into a colander or fine-mesh sieve and rinse with cold, running water. Let the water drain off and pour them into the slow cooker.
This vegetarian lentil soup crockpot features lentils which are plant superstars. And here are plenty of reasons to include them in your diet. Lentils are high in:
But they are also low in:
Plus, lentils are a good source of iron which is so important for healthy oxygen-carrying red blood cells.
An easy, delicious, and nutritious slow cooker soup with a 15-minute prep time. It starts with one pound of dried lentils, diced aromatics, fire-roasted tomatoes, and seasonings. Smoky flavor and gluten-free.
