Slow Cooker Soup

by mediocremum on 30/12/2012

I?ve eaten so much I won?t have to eat again till 2013!? We didn?t have a turkey this Christmas as we?re only a small family of 3, we opted for beef, ?so luckily we aren?t dealing with the ridiculous amounts of left over bird.

However, on Boxing day we planned a day out, Geocaching and building forts and if I?m honest I couldn?t face more food so I thought I?d put on a hearty soup to come home to.

NOTE:? LENTILS NEED TO BE SOAKED THE NIGHT BEFORE!? The reason I put that in capitals is because I missed this step.? However, I managed to salvage dinner.? I put it all on and then noticed that they needed to be soaked.? I got around it by turning the slow cooker onto high and cooking for about 8 hours.? However, in future, I may by tinned lentils.

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Slow Cooker Sunday: Boxing Day Hearty Vegetable Soup

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Total time

8 hours 10 mins

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Author: Mediocre Mum

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Soup

Serves: 4

• 1 TBSP of oil oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 50g of yellow lentils
• 50g of green lentils
• 50g of red lentils
• 1 tin (400g) butter beans drained and rinsed
• 80g pearl barley
• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 parsnip, peeled and diced
• 1 litre of vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper
• Dried Parsley

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and saut? the onions for about 3 minutes until soft.
2. Transfer to the slow cooker
3. Add lentils, butter beans, barley, carrots, potatoes, parsnip, stock and season with salt and pepper. Stir, cover and cook for 8 hours on low. Add a pinch of dried parsley, ladle into bowls and serve with crusty bread.

3.1.09

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It was a lovely, thick hearty soup.

Do you?have?any recipes to share?

About Chrissie Saunders

A slightly older mum of one, who drinks far too much red wine and has an unhealthy obsession with her slow cooker. During the day she's an ICT Trainer, Social Media/Online Marketing consultant and does a bit of public speaking.

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