Crockpot Curried Lentils
- Reviews 4
Ready In: 8 hrs 10 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup lentils, sorted and rinsed
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 small carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 celery rib, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced fine
- 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 ounce dried mushroom (by weight)
- 1 -2 tablespoon curry powder (as per your taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed (optional)
Directions
- Combine everything except the tomatoes, dairy, and spinach in the crockpot. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
- 30 minutes before serving, remove the bay leaves, add the tomatoes and pulse with an immersion blender to grind up about half the lentils. Stir in the half-and-half, and the spinach if using. Cook another 30 minutes. Serve hot with rice or couscous.
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