Dinner - Lentil Bean Soup

One of my children's favorite meals is lentil bean soup!

What you need:

• Chicken broth-use leftover from boiling chicken
• 1 pound bag lentil beans

Optional items:

• Box frozen spinach
• Carrots
• Onion
• Tomato
• Salsa
• Garlic cloves or Garlic powder
• Salt
• Pepper

What to do:

1. Take leftover chicken broth and put it in the crockpot first then add a bag lentil beans(rinse the beans first).
2. Add any of the following items to your soup:

• I always add a box of frozen spinach (thaw in microwave)
• Raw carrots - I peel them and then cut them into pieces. The kids thought it was fun when I left them large. I cut one large carrot into thirds.
• Onion - frozen already chopped is easy(GFS sells a big bag of frozen onions). I also have sliced a onion into the soup, which made for lots of flavor when you got a whole slice
• Tomato - home canned are the best!
• Jar of salsa - we prefer mild salsa
• Garlic - garlic cloves or garlic powder

3. After you've added everything fill the rest of the crock pot with water. I cook the soup all day in the crock pot. I keep it on high until it has been simmering for awhile, then turn it down to low. Season with a generous amount of salt before serving.