Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup

Name: Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 375 min
Ingredients: 1 onion (- white, chopped); 2 carrots (- cut on the bias or rolled cut); 1 pound mushrooms (cremini); 1/2 cup green lentils (- dried); 15 ounces black beans (- can, drained); 14 1/4 ounces diced tomatoes (- can); 8 ounces whole kernel corn (- can); 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/8 teaspoon onion powder; 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary; 32 ounces vegetable broth (- low sodium if you like)

Published: May 14, 2014. Last Updated: June 8, 2020 by: Ginny McMeans

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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.

A rich dark soup is filling a gray bowl and show a rich brown broth with carrots, lentils, mushrooms, barley, tomatoes and more. On a brown beaded mat.

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.

Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup is an overhead view and is filling a gray bowl and show a rich brown broth with carrots, lentils, mushrooms, barley, tomatoes and more. On a brown beaded mat.s

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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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.

White Bean Chili is tilted forward with a spoon ladling the beans and broth up for a big bite.

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.

A bowlfull of rich dark soup filled with vegetables.

🔪 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.

A bowlfull of rich dark soup filled with vegetables and legumes.

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📋 Recipe

Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup is rich colors of brown and orange with vegetable like lentils, carrots and mushrooms.

5 from 4 votes

Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup

Slow Cooker Lentil Vegetable Soup is, to say the least, easy and a flavorfully herbed dinner.

Course Main Dish, Soup

Cuisine Slow Cooker

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours

Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 228kcal

Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

1 onion – white, chopped
2 carrots – cut on the bias or rolled cut
1 pound mushrooms cremini
1/2 cup green lentils – dried
15 ounces black beans – can, drained
14 1/4 ounces diced tomatoes – can
8 ounces whole kernel corn – can
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
32 ounces vegetable broth – low sodium if you like

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.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Crockpot Lentil Vegetable Soup

Amount Per Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 228 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Sodium 896mg37%

Potassium 905mg26%

Carbohydrates 43g14%

Fiber 13g52%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 14g28%

Vitamin A 3815IU76%

Vitamin C 11.6mg14%

Calcium 66mg7%

Iron 4.1mg23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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