Name: Slow Cooker Lentil soup
Ingredients: 2 cups cubed sweet potatoes; 2 cups cubed red potatoes; 2 cups chopped carrots; 2 cups chopped celery; 1 3/4 cups green lentils; 1 medium onion (chopped); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 4 cups low sodium vegetable or chicken broth; 4 cups Water; 2 tsp dried italian seasoning; 3/4 tsp Salt; 1 5 oz baby spinach fresh

Slow Cooker Lentil soup

Ingredients

2cups cubed sweet potatoes
2cups cubed red potatoes
2cups chopped carrots
2cups chopped celery
1 3/4cups green lentils
1medium onionchopped
5cloves garlicminced
4cups low sodium vegetable or chicken broth
4cups Water
2tsp dried italian seasoning
3/4tsp Salt
15 oz baby spinach fresh

Instructions

Combine all ingredients except spinach in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. OR combine all ingredients in an Instant Pot. Cover Instant Pot, and, using manual setting, set to 18 minutes on high pressure, making sure the pressure valve is sealed. When done, let the pressure slowly release. Stir baby spinach into hot soup. Optional: Let soup cool slightly, and transfer 4 cups to a blender. Process until smooth, and stir into remaining soup in pot before serving. OR use an immersion blender to partially blend soup.

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