Name: Weeknight slow cooker lentil soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp avocado oil (or vegetable oil); 1 large onion, chopped; 5 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into cubes; 2 medium carrots, chopped; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 1 cup dried green lentils, rinsed; 1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed; 8 cups of vegetable broth; 1/2 tsp-1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 bay leaves; 5 tsp herbs de Provence or mixed dried herbs; 1 cup kale leaves, shredded

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This weeknight slow cooker lentil soup makes the perfect lazy weeknight dinner. This is a hearty soup loaded with two types of lentils, sweet potatoes, and veggies!

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt too lazy on a weeknight to cook dinner. *Me raising both hands*

Yup. the struggle is real. It’s dark out early, work days can feel long and tedious, and you come home and just don’t want to cook. Trust me, I’ve been right there with you

With it being dark out now by 5 pm I’m pretty sure November was made for slow cooker recipes. I’m feeling all about the quick & easy, cozy dinners this month and this weeknight slow cooker lentil soup fits the bill!

This soup is one of those hearty soups that can be an appetizer if you want a small portion, or if you’re like me and want a big bowl, this soup is a full on MEAL.

We’ve got:

Red lentils
Green lentils
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Kale

All the makings of a perfectly acceptable hearty, filling and protein rich vegetarian soup!

This soup will require 10 minutes of prep, and then your crockpot will do the rest of the work for you. Just throw everything into the crockpot in the morning, turn it on for the day, and next thing you know you’ll be coming home to a delicious already made dinner! (Thank you crockpot, thank youuu!)

If you’re looking for some more slow cooker recipes make sure to make this crockpot Moroccan chickpea stew and this slow cooker quinoa chili next!

A few notes on the recipe:

This weeknight slow cooker lentil soup is already quite hearty and loaded with some veggies, but you can always add some more of your favourites to the mix! Regular potatoes, cauliflower or turnips would work particularly well!

One thing I always like to do when making recipes in my slow cooker is to brown my onions and garlic in a pan. You can just throw these directly into the slow cooker completely raw, but they won’t get that same delicious caramelized flavour. So this step is always work the extra couple minutes for me!

Depending on how big your vegetables are, you may need to adjust the amount of broth you use slightly to make the soup a little thinner. You can always add a little extra broth at the end to make the soup your desired consistency.

This weeknight slow cooker lentil soup is:

Naturally vegan, gluten-free, paleo, grain-free (aka GREAT FOR EVERYONE!)
Filled with detoxing veggies and herbs
Loaded with protein and can be served as a meal!