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This is an excellent slow cooker recipe… Mix ingredients and let cook. Delicious! Spiced with cumin and coriander and flavored with tomato paste, this veggie-filled lentil stew will keep you warm for winter, and all year round! Good with a loaf of fresh-baked rustic bread! Vegetarian and vegan. Serve with a piece of bread for dipping.
Ingredients
- 5 cups water
- 2 ½ cubes vegetable bouillon, or more to taste
- 2 cups dry lentils
- 5 small carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ (6 ounce) can tomato paste, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- ½ (8 ounce) package fresh spinach, torn
Directions
Step 1
Warm water and vegetable bouillon in a slow cooker on High until dissolved. Add lentils, carrots, and potatoes.
Step 2
Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cumin and coriander and cook and stir until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add oil, followed by onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and transfer to the slow cooker. Stir. Add tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Stir in spinach.
Step 3
Cook on High, stirring every 30 minutes, until lentils are tender and stew has thickened, 3 to 4 hours.
Cook’s Notes:
You can use 5 cups pre-made vegetable broth instead of water and bouillon.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 10 | |
| Calories 208 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat0g | 2% |
| Sodium194mg | 8% |
| Total Carbohydrate36g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber14g | 51% |
| Total Sugars4g | |
| Protein12g | |
| Vitamin C18mg | 88% |
| Calcium64mg | 5% |
| Iron5mg | 30% |
| Potassium805mg | 17% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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