🥣 Budget Slow Cooker Lentil Soup
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A hearty, protein-packed soup that costs about $1–$1.50 per serving and cooks itself in the slow cooker. Perfect for meal prep, freezer storage, and budget eating.
💰 Budget Ingredients (6 servings)
🛒 Simple pantry-friendly items
Ingredients
1½ cups dry lentils (green or brown) – ~$1.20
1 small onion, diced
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
4 cups vegetable broth (or water + bouillon)
1 tsp salt (adjust later)
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning (or thyme)
1 bay leaf (optional)
Optional cheap add-ins
Spinach or kale (end of cooking)
Potato or sweet potato cubes
Smoked paprika or cumin for deeper flavor
👩🍳 Slow Cooker Instructions
🔪 Step-by-step visuals
Steps
Rinse lentils and remove debris.
Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir.
Cook on LOW 7–8 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours until lentils are tender.
Remove bay leaf. Taste and adjust salt.
Optional: mash slightly for a thicker texture.
🌟 Budget Tips
Use water + bouillon instead of boxed broth to save money.
Buy lentils in bulk for the lowest cost.
Freeze leftovers in portion containers for quick meals.
Add leftover veggies from your fridge to reduce food waste.
🧾 Nutrition (approx per serving)
Calories: ~230
Protein: ~14g
Fiber: ~12g
Naturally vegetarian & dairy-free
A hearty, protein-packed soup that costs about $1–$1.50 per serving and cooks itself in the slow cooker. Perfect for meal prep, freezer storage, and budget eating.
💰 Budget Ingredients (6 servings)
🛒 Simple pantry-friendly items
🥣 Budget Slow Cooker Lentil Soup (Great for WordPress)
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A hearty, protein-packed soup that costs about $1–$1.50 per serving and cooks itself in the slow cooker. Perfect for meal prep, freezer storage, and budget eating.
💰 Budget Ingredients (6 servings)
🛒 Simple pantry-friendly items
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups dry lentils (green or brown) – ~$1.20
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 4 cups vegetable broth (or water + bouillon)
- 1 tsp salt (adjust later)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning (or thyme)
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
Optional cheap add-ins
- Spinach or kale (end of cooking)
- Potato or sweet potato cubes
- Smoked paprika or cumin for deeper flavor
👩🍳 Slow Cooker Instructions
Steps
- Rinse lentils and remove debris.
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir.
- Cook on LOW 7–8 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours until lentils are tender.
- Remove bay leaf. Taste and adjust salt.
- Optional: mash slightly for a thicker texture.
🌟 Budget Tips
🧾 Nutrition (approx per serving
Ingredients
- 1½ cups dry lentils (green or brown) – ~$1.20
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 4 cups vegetable broth (or water + bouillon)
- 1 tsp salt (adjust later)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning (or thyme)
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
Optional cheap add-ins
- Spinach or kale (end of cooking)
- Potato or sweet potato cubes
- Smoked paprika or cumin for deeper flavor
👩🍳 Slow Cooker Instructions
🔪 Step-by-step visuals
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Steps
- Rinse lentils and remove debris.
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir.
- Cook on LOW 7–8 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours until lentils are tender.
- Remove bay leaf. Taste and adjust salt.
- Optional: mash slightly for a thicker texture.
🌟 Budget Tips
- Use water + bouillon instead of boxed broth to save money.
- Buy lentils in bulk for the lowest cost.
- Freeze leftovers in portion containers for quick meals.
- Add leftover veggies from your fridge to reduce food waste.
🧾 Nutrition (approx per serving)
- Calories: ~230
- Protein: ~14g
- Fiber: ~12g
- Naturally vegetarian & dairy-free
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Calories: ~230
Protein: ~14g
Fiber: ~12g
Ingredients
1½ cups dry lentils (green or brown) – ~$1.20
1 small onion, diced
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
4 cups vegetable broth (or water + bouillon)
1 tsp salt (adjust later)
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning (or thyme)
1 bay leaf (optional)
Optional cheap add-ins
Spinach or kale (end of cooking)
Potato or sweet potato cubes
Smoked paprika or cumin for deeper flavor
👩🍳 Slow Cooker Instructions
🔪 Step-by-step visuals
Steps
Rinse lentils and remove debris.
Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir.
Cook on LOW 7–8 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours until lentils are tender.
Remove bay leaf. Taste and adjust salt.
Optional: mash slightly for a thicker texture.
🌟 Budget Tips
Use water + bouillon instead of boxed broth to save money.
Buy lentils in bulk for the lowest cost.
Freeze leftovers in portion containers for quick meals.
Add leftover veggies from your fridge to reduce food waste.
🧾 Nutrition (approx per serving)
Calories: ~230
Protein: ~14g
Fiber: ~12g
Naturally vegetarian & dairy-free
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