Slow-Cooked Ham and Lentil Soup

Total Time:Prep: 10 min. Cook: 4 hours

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Connie Jones Pixley, Roxboro, North Carolina

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 24, 2022

Lentil lovers will enjoy a big batch of this satisfying soup. Just pop it in the slow cooker after lunch, and it will be ready by supper time.—Connie Jones Pixley, Roxboro, North Carolina

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Slow-Cooked Ham and Lentil Soup

Yield:11 servings
Prep:10 min
Cook:4 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 cups dried lentils, rinsed
  • 1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
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Directions

  1. In a large skillet, saute the celery, carrots and onion in butter for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the water, lentils, ham, salt, marjoram and pepper. Stir in the celery mixture. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until lentils are tender.
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