Spicy Red Lentil and Chickpea Soup
- Yield: 6 servings
- Prep: 20 minutes
- Cook: 360 minutes
Ingredients
- 2teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1medium brown onion, chopped finely
- 2cloves garlic, crushed
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
- 2teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2teaspoon dried chili flakes
- 12ounces pumpkin, chopped coarsely
- 1stalk celery, trimmed, sliced thickly
- 3/4cup red lentils
- 15ounces canned chickpeas, rinsed, drained
- 14 1/2ounces can diced tomatoes
- 3cups water
- 3cups vegetable stock
- 1/3cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- Heat oil in small frying pan; cook onion, garlic, and ginger, stirring, until onion softens. Add spices and chili; cook, stirring, until fragrant.
- Place onion mixture into 4.-quart slow cooker; stir in pumpkin, celery, lentils, chickpeas, undrained tomatoes, the water, and stock. Cook, covered, on low, 6 hours.
- Season to taste.
- Serve soup sprinkled with parsley.
Reprinted with permission from Delish Family Slow Cooker: Easy, Delicious Meals © 2012 by Hearst Communications, Inc., Photography by Ian Wallace.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 195
- Fat 3.9 g
- Saturated Fat 0.8 g
- Carbohydrate 23.5 g
- Fiber 7.9 g
- Protein 12.4 g