Red Lentil and Ham Soup

Red Lentil and Ham Soup

from hwcmagazine.com
20 min
4 servings

Red Lentil and Ham Soup is an easy delicious, curried lentil soup that can be on your table in 20 minutes and a perfect solution for that left over holiday ham.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 carrots (peeled and chopped)
  • 2 celery sticks (chopped)
  • 1 onion (peeled and chopped)
  • 3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
  • 8 cups chicken broth (gluten free and lower sodium)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1.5 cups red lentils (split dried. Please wash and pick over for things don’t belong)
  • 1 sprig thyme leaves (fresh or or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 1 cup ham (chopped or if all you have is the ham bone, just add that.)
  • 2 tsp curry powder ((or to taste))
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions

  1. 1

    Add olive oil, carrots, celery and onions to a large pot and cook on medium heat until translucent. Add garlic.

  2. 2

    Sauté onion, celery and carrot in the Instant Pot (pressure cooker) with a little olive oil, just until aromatic. Then add garlic, chicken broth and bay leaves to the pot.

  3. 3

    Put all of the ingredients for ham and lentil soup into slow cooker. There is no sautéing required. Put the lid on the slow cooker and set on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours. Remove bay leaves and fresh thyme from soup pot.