Slow Cooker Chipotle Lentil Soup with Avocado
Throw everything in the slow cooker and let this healthy chipotle lentil soup simmer away all day long. Pureed avocado and chipotle peppers add plenty of flavor!
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 339kcal
Ingredients
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 2 carrots chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups brown lentils
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 chipotle pepper seeded & minced
- 7 cups vegetable broth
- 1 14 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle can
- 1 California avocado chopped
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- ¼ cup minced flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, combine the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, lentils, cumin, oregano and chipotle peppers.
- Stir in the vegetable broth, diced tomatoes and adobo sauce.
- Cook on LOW until the lentils are tender, 8 to 10 hours. Transfer 3 cups of the soup to a blender and let cool for about 15 minutes. Add the avocado to the blender and puree until the mixture is almost smooth. Pour the mixture back into the slow cooker. Stir in the lime juice and parsley.
- Serve.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1.5Cups | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1352mg | Potassium: 1075mg | Fiber: 24g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 4410IU | Vitamin C: 18.4mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 6.5mg