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Slow Cooker Lentil Soup

Crockpot Lentils with Escarolee

Slow cooked lentils with escarole
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup lentils*
  • 5 cups water - more if needed chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 bouillon cube **
  • Salt and pepper to taste *
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoon tablespoons of olve oil + 1divided
  • 1/2 cup of diced tomatoes with juice
  • 4 cups of chopped escarole***

Instructions
 

  • Rinse and pick through lentils.
  • Add lentils onion, 3 cloves crushed garlic, diced tomatoes, bouillon and bay leaf to crockpot with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  • Put crockpot on low for 7 hours.
  • Saute escarole in a pan with 1 crushed garlic clove and remaining olive oil for aprox. 3-4 mins. Gently season with salt and pepper if desired.
  • Put escarole in the crockpot, cover and cook on high for another hour or until done.

Notes

*This recipe was tested with Italian lentils which are smaller in size.
**If you use Chicken stock you will not need to use the bouillon.
***You can substitute spinach for escarole.
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