Creamy Red Lentil Soup

Cleaning out my pantry and found that I had not 1 but 3 bags of red lentils. So what better way to use them than in a soup. Used the crock pot and when it was cooked I used the immersion blender to make it smooth. It was a hit on Friday night when I served it to guest.

• Ready In: 10 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1  lb red lentil
• 6  cups broth (I used vegetable)
• 2  cups water
• 4  celery ribs, diced
• 4  carrots, diced
• 1  onion, diced
• 4 -6  garlic cloves
• 1 (14 ounce)  diced tomatoes (low salt)
• 1  teaspoon oregano
• 1  teaspoon thyme
•  cumin
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Put all ingredients in crock pot except cumin & cinnamon. Cook for 8-10 hours. Add cumin & cinnamon. Use immersion blender to make the soup smooth. I did this while the soup was in the crock pot so that it wouldn't cool off. You can blend it as smooth or a chunky as you like.