Slow Cooker Lentil & Smoked Sausage Soup
This simple sausage lentil soup only requires a few minutes of chopping on your part before throwing everything into your Crock-Pot to simmer the day merrily away. Chock full of hearty veggies, smoked sausage, and lentils, this savory soup is truly the perfect comfort food for a cold day.
Servings 6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 3 medium carrots peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 ribs celery diced
- 1 cup dried green lentils rinsed and drained
- 13-14 oz smoked sausage or Polska kielbasa sliced lengthwise & then cut into half moons (I used turkey Polska kielbasa)
- 32 oz chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- 1 bay leaf
- ¾ teaspoon Kosher salt
- Black pepper to taste
- 5 oz fresh spinach
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (except for spinach) to your slow cooker and give everything a good stir. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- Remove and discard the bay leaf. Stir in the spinach, a handful at a time, until wilted. Serve!
Notes
I let my lentil soup slow cook for a good ten hours here, and the lentils were perfect. If they don't seem quite done when you check your soup, simply let it go a little longer.