Enjoy this delicious lentil and pasta stew - a hearty slow cooked dinner.
Slow-Cooker Lentil and Pasta Stew
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 10 hr 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dried lentils, sorted, rinsed
- 2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
- 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can (11.5 oz) vegetable juice
- 1/3 cup uncooked rosamarina or orzo pasta (2 oz)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Instructions
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Step1In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix lentils, celery, bell pepper and broth.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 10 to 12 hours.
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Step3Stir vegetable juice, pasta and thyme into stew. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 25 to 30 minutes longer or until pasta is tender.
Nutrition
220
Calories
1g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 10
- Total Fat
- 1g
- 1%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 1110mg
- 46%
- Potassium
- 670mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 32%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 35%
- 35%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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