Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup

Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup is an easy comfort food dinner. You just throw in the ingredients and get a fantastic meal. Deep rich flavors all from the slow cooker.

Nothing says fill-it-up like a hot pot of Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup that is all ready to serve. Bowls will be lined up waiting for their ladles full of flavorful herbed vegetable soup.

I mean, can you imagine carrots, mushrooms, lentils, corn, black beans, tomatoes and more? It is loaded!

You'll feel like a real chef while preparing this soup. Even though the ingredients are pretty basic and possibly already in your kitchen it is a rewarding recipe.

There's a list of herbs and spices but there again, you probably already have them. They add so much flavor to the soup - along with the aroma.

The crock~pot makes the recipe extremely easy so just add the ingredients, turn on the knob, and relax.

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• 🍽 Helpful tools
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Can you freeze vegetable soup
• 📋 Recipe

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6 Qt. Programmable Slow Cooker - this makes working life even easier. It can turn off on time and it's still safe to let dinner sit in the crockpot a little longer.

Measuring Spoons - I like the strong stainless steel ones the best.

How about another pic of a delicious slow cooker diner. This time it is with beans! Slow Cooker White Bean Chili that is.

Thank goodness my husband loves soups. I think I have mentioned a billion few times before about his picky selective eating habits.

It always surprises me what he does and doesn't like.

So when I found out he loves likes (somehow he also uses correct English so he never loves an inanimate object) lentils, barley, and couscous I was very very happy.

This opened up a whole new array of dishes that I could make and he would 'like'. So, this wonderful soup was created out of wanting to get praise from my husband.

I'm so needy blessed.

🥘 Ingredients

• Onion - is the best base for so many recipes. They cook up sweet and taste great.
• Carrots - is sweet and cut into very small pieces for quick cooking.
• Cremini mushrooms - have more of a bite than white button mushrooms and an earthier taste.
• Green lentils - are a bit sweeter than brown lentils and add a lot of flavor.
• Black beans - are creamy and mild with no hard outer covering.
• Tomatoes - add texture along with lots of tasty juices.
• Whole kernel corn - mixes so well with beans and they offer more nutrients too.
• Basil - has a peppery taste and wonderful aroma.
• Dried oregano - is aromatic and has an earthy flavor.
• Dried parsley - has a bit of a peppery taste.
• Sea salt - is the perfect understated seasoning.
• Black pepper - adds a bit of contrasting spice.
• Garlic powder - goes a long way in the flavor department with just a little bit.
• Onion powder - is powerful so a little goes a long way and adds a lot of flavor.
• Dried thyme - is very earthy and a little bit sweet, with a slight mint taste.
• Dried rosemary - has a sharp flavor that blends with all of the others herbs and spices.
• Vegetable broth - adds flavorful liquid for the soup.

🔪 Instructions

• As simple as always - Add everything to the crockpot and stir.
• Cook on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours.

💭 Can you freeze vegetable soup

• Yes, the ingredients in this recipe work great with freezing.
• IF FREEZING:
• Let cool to room temperature.
• Package in rigid sided containers as defined in my article How to Prepare Food for the Freezer
• TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
• Remove from the freezer and put in the refrigerator overnight because it is a pretty solid mass and will take longer to defrost.
• THE NIGHT BEFORE SERVING:
• Put all in a large saucepan and heat through. You can add more broth if you think it is too thick. Ready to serve.

If you take a photo of your rich vegetable soup I would love to see it. Follow me over on Instagram and tag me on your photo @vegan_in_the_freezer.

📋 Recipe