slow-cooker lentil soup

I love fall for so many reasons, and I love making soup this time of year! It's easy to make, perfect for warming you up, and makes your house smell so good! Soup is also filling and can be healthy.

I apologize because I will probably be posting a lot more soup recipes throughout the fall and winter. I just really love soup 🙂

This soup is really easy to make. It's a great meal by itself but would be good as an appetizer or in addition to something like a sandwich.

It is filling because it's full of fiber and protein thanks to the lentils.  Even better is that it's full of veggies!

It also freezes well.

Lentil Soup

An easy vegan or vegetarian soup made in the slow cooker. Great topped with nutritional yeast or parmesan cheese for extra flavor!

Print Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours 30 minutes

Total Time: 7 hours 40 minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 large onion finely diced
• ▢ 1 14.5 ounce can no-salt added diced tomatoes un-drained
• ▢ 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
• ▢ 1 large clove garlic minced
• ▢ 3-4 stalks celery finely diced
• ▢ 3 large carrots finely diced (or 2 cups shredded carrots)
• ▢ 1 cup dry lentils rinsed
• ▢ 1 TBSP salt-free Italian seasoning
• ▢ 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• ▢ 3/4 tsp salt
• ▢ 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• ▢ 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• ▢ 6 cups water
• ▢ 1/8 tsp hot sauce
• ▢ Parmesan cheese or Nutritional Yeast optional

Instructions

• Place onions, tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, celery, carrots, lentils, and all seasonings into slow cooker. Pour in 6 cups water.
• Set slow cooker on Low and cook for 6 to 8 hours. (Mine took about 7½ hours). Make sure to taste and add seasoning if needed.
• Right before serving, add hot sauce to taste.
• Ladle into soup bowls, and top with a couple of tablespoons of Parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy!!

Notes

*For a vegan meal, leave off the parmesan cheese and add some nutritional yeast. It has a great cheesy flavor!

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Meme