Soup's on with this flavorful, healthy pantry pull meal made even easier with the magic of the Crock-Pot.
Course Main Course, Soup
Keyword Lentils, Sausage, Soup
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 hourshours
Servings 6
Equipment
Slow Cooker
Ingredients
1mediumoniondiced small
2largecarrotsdiced small
5clovesgarlicminced
4small potatoesdiced, small
½lbground sweet Italian sausage
1bunchkalecleaned, stemmed, and chopped
2cups red lentilsdried
28ozcrushed tomatoes(one can)
28ozwater
1quartchicken stock
2tbspsmoked Spanish paprika
2tspdried basil
2tspdried thyme
saltto taste
grated Parmesan cheeseto taste
crushed red pepperto taste
Instructions
In a large crock-pot, combine the onion, carrots, garlic, lentils, potato, and kale.
Make mini-meatballs out of the ground sausage. I was able to purchase bulk sausage, but if I couldn’t find that, I would remove the casing of sausage links and make that into meatballs. Add the meatballs to the crock-pot.
Add the tomatoes, water, and chicken stock. Add the paprika, basil, and thyme. Stir to combine.
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. Taste and add salt to your liking.
Serve in large bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper.
Notes
Don't have a slow cooker? Add all ingredients in the order above to a large soup pot. Bring to a boil then simmer for 45 minutes to an hour or until vegetables are cooked through.