{"id":33268,"date":"2025-09-19T11:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=33268"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:42:44","slug":"slow-cooker-lentil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/slow-cooker-lentil-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Lentil Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/slow-cooker-lentil-soup\/2\/\"><strong>JUMP TO RECIPE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Slow-Cooker-Lentil-Soup.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Slow-Cooker-Lentil-Soup.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Slow-Cooker-Lentil-Soup-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Slow-Cooker-Lentil-Soup-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get ready to dive into the ultimate comfort food! This simple slow cooker lentil soup is a delightful blend of veggies, lentils, and cozy spices that come together effortlessly in your slow cooker. It\u2019s hearty, delicious, and the perfect dish for those chilly winter evenings or busy days when you want a wholesome meal waiting for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 33270-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Slow Cooker Lentil Soup<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<ul><li>1 medium onion (diced)<\/li><li>3 carrots (about 1 cup, diced)<\/li><li>4 celery ribs (diced)<\/li><li>3 cloves garlic (minced)<\/li><li>1 cup green beans (cut into 1-inch pieces (fresh or frozen))<\/li><li>1 can (28 ounces crushed tomatoes)<\/li><li>1 pound baby potatoes (diced)<\/li><li>1 1\/2 cups dried brown or green lentils<\/li><li>1 1\/2 teaspoons paprika<\/li><li>1 teaspoon oregano<\/li><li>1\/2 teaspoon thyme<\/li><li>8 cups chicken or vegetable broth (plus more as needed)<\/li><li>Optional: 2 handfuls of baby spinach or kale<\/li><li>Juice of 1 lemon<\/li><li>1\/2 cup parsley (chopped)<\/li><li>Mineral salt &amp; black pepper (to taste)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>In the slow cooker, combine all the ingredients except for the optional greens (spinach or kale), lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper.<\/li><li>Stir everything together in the slow cooker until well mixed.<\/li><li>Cover the slow cooker with the lid and set it to cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or on LOW for 8-10 hours.<\/li><li>About 5 minutes before the soup is done, stir in the optional greens (spinach or kale) and let them wilt.<\/li><li>Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.<\/li><li>Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the soup and give it a final stir.<\/li><li>Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish each serving with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.<\/li><li>Serve hot and enjoy! This soup pairs wonderfully with homemade vegan cornbread, vegan naan, or artisan bread.<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta-course\">Soup<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 33270-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Slow Cooker Lentil Soup<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<ul><li>1 medium onion (diced)<\/li><li>3 carrots (about 1 cup, diced)<\/li><li>4 celery ribs (diced)<\/li><li>3 cloves garlic (minced)<\/li><li>1 cup green beans (cut into 1-inch pieces (fresh or frozen))<\/li><li>1 can (28 ounces crushed tomatoes)<\/li><li>1 pound baby potatoes (diced)<\/li><li>1 1\/2 cups dried brown or green lentils<\/li><li>1 1\/2 teaspoons paprika<\/li><li>1 teaspoon oregano<\/li><li>1\/2 teaspoon thyme<\/li><li>8 cups chicken or vegetable broth (plus more as needed)<\/li><li>Optional: 2 handfuls of baby spinach or kale<\/li><li>Juice of 1 lemon<\/li><li>1\/2 cup parsley (chopped)<\/li><li>Mineral salt &amp; black pepper (to taste)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>In the slow cooker, combine all the ingredients except for the optional greens (spinach or kale), lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper.<\/li><li>Stir everything together in the slow cooker until well mixed.<\/li><li>Cover the slow cooker with the lid and set it to cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or on LOW for 8-10 hours.<\/li><li>About 5 minutes before the soup is done, stir in the optional greens (spinach or kale) and let them wilt.<\/li><li>Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.<\/li><li>Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the soup and give it a final stir.<\/li><li>Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish each serving with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.<\/li><li>Serve hot and enjoy! 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It\u2019s hearty, delicious, and the perfect dish for those chilly winter evenings or busy days when you want a wholesome meal waiting &#8230; <a title=\"Slow Cooker Lentil Soup\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/slow-cooker-lentil-soup\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Slow Cooker Lentil Soup\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soup","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}