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Slow Cooker Chicken and Red Lentil Soup

March 7, 2014 by Sara 5 Comments

Chicken and Red Lentil Soup bite so simple so yum!

Do you watch Saturday Night Live? I love it. I’ve had an obsession since high school. I will admit, I no longer stay up that late, but I do religiously catch it the next day on Hulu or DVR. The point of the SNL reference is this; do you remember the segment on The Weekend Update with Seth and Amy called “Really?” Well, I gave Mother Nature a big “REALLY?” this morning when I woke up and looked out the window. Seriously, I’m so incredibly over this fricking snow. I’m not sure how much longer I can take it. I also can’t handle another school snow day.

Since, it’s freezing out, and there is snow (grrr) on the ground, I decided to make a warm, stick to your ribs, kind of soup. I realize that the cold weather will eventually fade, and my soup making days will be over until next year. I may as well do it while I can. I knew I wanted to make a lentil soup because earlier in the winter I experimented a little with them and finally perfected a chicken lentil soup. I usually get the green lentils, but this time my daughter was at the store (it was probably a snow day!) and in an effort to get her away from the cookies, I distracted her by asking her to help me decide on what kind of lentils to get. She chose the red. So, there I was, with red lentils, wondering how they’d hold up in the slow cooker. Well, I’m please to say, they did spectacular. Now, I will say, they no longer resemble lentils. But, they gave this soup an excellent flavor and thickness that just warms you right up. I also made it with chicken thighs, where I usually use chicken breasts, so I’m sure that helped too. Sometimes, the secret to clean eating, and not going broke, is getting what’s on sale, which was the case with the chicken thighs.

This is another super simple slow cooker recipe. I hope you’ll give it a try. It’s very tasty and all you have to do is throw everything in and wait. Enjoy!

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 Local Ingredient: Basil and thyme from my window sill herb garden. 

 

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Slow Cooker Chicken and Red Lentil Soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours, 10 minutes

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients

1 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs

1 onion, diced

1 cup baby carrots, chopped

2 celery stalks, chopped

1 cup red lentils

32 oz chicken broth, low sodium

3 fresh basil leaves, minced

1 sprig of fresh thyme, leaves and stem separated, stem discarded

Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Place all the vegetables in the bottom of the slow cooker.
  2. Top with the herbs and lentils.
  3. Place the chicken on top of the vegetable and lentils.
  4. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Pour in chicken broth.
  6. Set slow cooker to low for 5-6 hours.
  7. About 15 minutes before the timer goes off, remove chicken, shred with two forks. Put shredded chicken back into the slow cooker for last few minutes of cooking.
  8. Serve hot. Garnish with dried thyme, fresh basil or fresh cracked pepper.
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Comments

  1. Kimberly says

    March 17, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    I have been looking for ideas for cooking lentils and made this today. It was very good! I didn’t have any basil or thyme so I used this salt free pizza seasoning.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      March 17, 2014 at 5:27 pm

      Kimberly I’m so glad you liked it! I made it today too!!

      Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    February 19, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    I’m making this right now. I didn’t have basil so I threw in some fresh parsley and a bay leaf.

    Reply

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