Ham shanks add rich, salty flavor to a slow-cooker soup loaded with lentils and vegetables.
Slow-Cooker Lentil Soup
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 9 hr 15 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 pound smoked ham shanks
- 2 cartons (32 ounces each) Progresso™ chicken broth (8 cups)
- 1 package (16 ounces) dried lentils (2 1/4 cups), sorted and rinsed
- 4 medium stalks celery, chopped (2 cups)
- 4 medium carrots, chopped (2 cups)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 cups shredded fresh spinach
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Mix all ingredients except spinach in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
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Step2Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until lentils are tender.
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Step3Remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board. Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin. Stir ham and spinach into soup. Stir well before serving.
Nutrition
280
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 920mg
- 38%
- Potassium
- 890mg
- 25%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 10g
- 43%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 130%
- 130%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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