French Lentil Soup

Name: French Lentil Soup
Total time: 175
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cups chopped onions; 1 cup diced celery, with leaves; 1 cup chopped carrots; 2 cloves garlic, pressed; ½ teaspoon ground coriander, or more to taste; 1 ¼ cups French green lentils, rinsed; 4 cups hot water; 1 large bay leaf; 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 cube chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon

Recipe by SHubrich from allrecipes.com

Lunch 3 Hr. 55 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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2 cups chopped onions
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1 cup diced celery, with leaves
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1 cup chopped carrots
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2 cloves garlic, pressed
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½ teaspoon ground coriander, or more to taste
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1 ¼ cups French green lentils, rinsed

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4 cups hot water
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1 large bay leaf
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1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
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1 teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 cube chicken-flavored vegetable bouillon

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, celery, and carrots; saute until soft and just starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and coriander and fry for 2 more minutes.
Place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add vegetable mixture, hot water, diced tomatoes with juice, and bay leaf. Cook on High until lentils are tender, 2 or more hours.
Add bouillon cube, salt, and pepper. Stir, cover, and cook for 20 more minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve.