Crockpot Curried Lentils

Name: Crockpot Curried Lentils
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup lentils, sorted and rinsed; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 small carrots, peeled and diced; 1 celery rib, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced fine; 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 ounce dried mushroom (by weight); 1 -2 tablespoon curry powder (as per your taste); 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 bay leaves; 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 cup half-and-half; 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed (optional)

Submitted by DrGaellon

"I threw this together after being inspired by several other recipes on here."

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Ready In:: 8hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 cup lentils, sorted and rinsed
1 medium onion, diced
2 small carrots, peeled and diced
1 celery rib, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced fine
4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 ounce dried mushroom (by weight)
1 -2 tablespoon curry powder (as per your taste)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cumin
2 bay leaves
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup half-and-half
10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed (optional)

directions

Combine everything except the tomatoes, dairy, and spinach in the crockpot. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
30 minutes before serving, remove the bay leaves, add the tomatoes and pulse with an immersion blender to grind up about half the lentils. Stir in the half-and-half, and the spinach if using. Cook another 30 minutes. Serve hot with rice or couscous.

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Reviews

It was very easy to put together and forget about it for the rest of the day!. I love crockpot recipes. It had too much Cinnamon for my taste. I cut down the cinnamon to 1/2 and add a little salt.

Liz The Chef
It turned out to be very wholesome, extremely nutrious and tasty!

WahWah Cook
Very good. I'll definitely be making it again.

wendylynn50
Love this recipe! So easy to make, wonder flavor and even my 1 yr old gobbles it up!

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DrGaellon

New Rochelle, 0

I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013. After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!

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