Slow Cooker Lentil Soup

Name: Slow Cooker Lentil Soup
Total time: 380
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 7 cups water; 1 pound cooked, smoked lean ham, cut into chunks; 1 (14.5 ounce) can low-sodium diced tomatoes, undrained; 1.75 cups dried lentils, rinsed; 8 ounces chopped onion; 6 ounces sliced carrots; 6 ounces chopped celery; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste; 1 bay leaf

Recipe by CPolencheck from allrecipes.com

Dinner 6 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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7 cups water
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1 pound cooked, smoked lean ham, cut into chunks
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1 (14.5 ounce) can low-sodium diced tomatoes, undrained
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1.75 cups dried lentils, rinsed
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8 ounces chopped onion
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6 ounces sliced carrots

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6 ounces chopped celery
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5 cloves garlic, minced
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0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon dried thyme, or more to taste
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1 bay leaf

Instructions

Combine water, ham, tomatoes, lentils, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, pepper, salt, thyme, and bay leaf in a slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low until lentils and vegetables are as soft as you like, 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.