Slow-Cooker Lentil and Canadian Bacon Soup
Updated Jan 9, 2014
Lentils and smoky meats like lean Canadian bacon have a mutual attraction and taste great in this chunky and thick chill-chasing soup.
Slow-Cooker Lentil and Canadian Bacon Soup
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 8 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 1/2 cups Progresso™ reduced-sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (1 cup)
- 1 medium potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (1 cup)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium stalk celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (1/2 cup)
- 1 bag (16 oz) dried lentils (2 1/4 cups), sorted, rinsed
- 1 package (6 oz) sliced Canadian bacon, coarsely chopped
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until lentils are tender. Stir well before serving.
Nutrition
260
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
21g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 730mg
- 30%
- Potassium
- 880mg
- 25%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 10g
- 41%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 21g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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