Crockpot Lebanese Lentil Vegetable Soup
Created by dienia b on May 12, 2023
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #40653
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups carrots, chopped
- 2 cups celery, chopped
- 2 cups onions, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ( they had 2 tablespoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin ( they had 2 tablespoons)
- 7 ounces brown lentils (rinsed, sorted), (1 cup)
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 lemon, juiced
How to Make
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Step 1: Spray crockpot with cooking spray.
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Step 2: Heat oil in stock pot.
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Step 3: Add carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions and garlic and cook for 3 minutes or until they start to turn transparent.
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Step 4: Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 5: Add cinnamon and cumin directly to the vegetables and stir.
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Step 6: Cook for an additional 2 minutes to bring out spices.
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Step 7: Add lentils and saute an additional 2 minutes.
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Step 8: Put in crockpot.
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Step 9: Add broth and bay leaf.
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Step 10: Turn crockpot on low for 2 hours.
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Step 11: Add water if needed.
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Step 12: Make sure lentils are cooked through.
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Step 13: Remove bay leaf.
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Step 14: Just before serving, add spinach and lemon juice.
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Step 15: Stir and let spinach wilt.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (390.4 g)
- Calories 177.3
- Total Fat - 4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 1215.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 29.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 11.1 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 8.1 g
- Calcium - 96 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 29.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg