Crock Pot Lentil & Ham Soup

Come home from work to a house that smells like you've been in the kitchen all day. Easy and inexpensive and warms you right up on a cold winter night. Can be made without meat for vegetarian cuisine.

• Ready In: 7 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1 (24 ounce) bag lentils, rinsed and inspected for stones
• 6  cups chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 cups ham, e.g. cubed or sliced
• 3  roma tomatoes, cut into large cubes
• 1  small onion, diced
• 2  bay leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
•  salt & pepper
• 1  cup white rice, uncooked
• 1⁄4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
•  sour cream

Directions

1. Put all ingredients except green onion and sour cream into the crock pot Cook on low 7 hours.
2. Come home, dish into bowls and top with sour cream and green onions if desired.
3. Enjoy!