Make homemade soup the easy way by using a slow cooker.
Slow-Cooker Italian Chicken-Lentil Soup
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 5 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium zucchini, chopped (2 cups)
- 4 medium carrots, sliced (2 cups)
- 1 cup dried lentils (8 oz), sorted, rinsed
- 4 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (3 oz)
- 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh or 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
- Shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Remove fat from chicken. In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix onion, zucchini, carrots, lentils, broth, salt and pepper. Add chicken.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
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Step3Remove chicken from slow cooker. Use 2 forks to pull chicken into shreds. Return chicken to slow cooker. Stir in mushrooms and tomatoes. Cover; cook on Low heat setting about 15 minutes longer or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with basil. Serve with cheese.
Nutrition
310
Calories
8g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 1220mg
- 51%
- Potassium
- 1210mg
- 35%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 34%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 140%
- 140%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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