Creamy Tomato and Lentil Slow Cooker Soup
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- Ready In:
- 4hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium Spanish onions, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
- 6 cups tinned crushed tomatoes
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1⁄2 cup tomato paste
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups red lentils
- 1 1⁄4 cups cream
- 1⁄3 cup sun-dried tomato pesto (optional)
directions
- Heat oil in a non stick pan. Cook onion over medium heat until golden. Add garlic and chilli and cook for about 1 minute.
- Place onion mix in slow cooker. Stir in tomatoes, stock, tomato paste, brown sugar and lentils.
- Cover with lid and cook on LOW 6-8 hours or HIGH 4 hours.
- Stir in cream 1/2 hour before end of cooking, replace lid and continue to cook.
- The orginal recipe says to ladle into bowls and top with 2 tsp sundried tomato pesto. Serve hot with crusty bread.
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Reviews
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Very tasty creamy tomato soup with some ajustments.My only problem with this recipe was the lack of salt ,so I added this to mine and the fact that it took forever to cook the lentils .I set my slow cooker on high and it took 7 hours for the lentils to become cooked. Apparently acidic foods like tomatoes make lentils take a longer time to cook in the slow cooker ,so next time, I will cook them in the broth for a few hours and then add the tomatoes.
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I am currently sat tucking into this and its absolutely yummy. Only made a couple of changes, I didn't put any garlic in as I was out of it and I completely forgot the sugar.I used passata instead of tomato paste. However its still yummy , will definitely make again but next time will add the garlic and the sugar and maybe reduce the amount of chili flakes slightly as its got quite a kick. Thanks for sharing, this is a keeper
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I am currently sat tucking into this and its absolutely yummy. Only made a couple of changes, I didn't put any garlic in as I was out of it and I completely forgot the sugar.I used passata instead of tomato paste. However its still yummy , will definitely make again but next time will add the garlic and the sugar and maybe reduce the amount of chili flakes slightly as its got quite a kick. Thanks for sharing, this is a keeper
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I am a registered nurse here in Australia. Have always had a passion for health, how the body works, and how foods can assist with health. I love to cook and have just bought a slow cooker. Am keen to try as many recipes for this especially soups and Indian foods. In general I enjoy cooking vegetarian, Greek, Middle East and Indian foods.