Crock Pot Curried Lentil-Leek Soup

Tish's Note:

So easy to do...quick to put together and go off to work.

• Total Time: 7 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ¾ cup dry lentils
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil , chopped
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon black pepper
• 1 leek , thinly sliced
• 2 (14 ½ ounce) cans chicken broth or 2 (14 ½ ounce) cans vegetable broth

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low for 6 1/2 to 7 hours or until lentils are tender
3. Serve. For Vegetarian use vegetable broth.

Reviews

[Tebo]

Good, easy and healthy soup. I followed the directions and added an onion as well. The lentils were cooked but still a little "al dente". I think next time I'll leave the crockpot on all day. Glad you posted this though.

[drbecca26]

A favorite of mine...also has become a favorite at my parent's home, apparently, since I prepared it there once and made extra for their freezer. I love this for it's ease of preparation...sometimes if I don't have leeks on hand, I will just toss in some sliced scallions instead and it works pretty well. I like to use French lentils, but regular ones work fine, too. Sometimes, I even cheat and use dried basil...it's always a winner!

[Missy Wombat]

I made up the chicken broth using vegetarian chicken stock cubes. Very nice soup and the lentils were cooked after 5 hours on "Auto" which cooks on high for an hour then switches to low.