Easy Crockpot Lentil Soup with Sausage (Freezer Meal)

Easy Crockpot Lentil Soup with Sausage (Freezer Meal)

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 5 10

Servings:

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Ingredients

1 pound mild Italian ground sausage
2 cups green lentils rinsed
1 medium onion diced
3 stalks celery sliced
3 carrots peeled and sliced
1 small eggplant diced
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
½ tablespoon dried thyme
8 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 diced tomatoes, do not drain 15-ounce cans / 411 grams
3 cloves garlic minced
shredded Parmesan and/or fresh parsley

Instructions

Brown the ground sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, until cooked through, breaking apart into small pieces as it cooks.
Add cooked sausage, lentils, onion, celery, carrots, eggplant, pepper, basil, oregano, thyme, and chicken broth into large slow cooker.
Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
Stir in the minced garlic one hour before soup is finished cooking.
Garnish with shredded Parmesan and fresh parsley before serving, if desired.

PREPARING FOR THE FREEZER:

Let soup cool. Portion cooked soup into resealable freezer bags (or individual containers), remove air, lay flat, and freeze.

PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:

Thaw in the fridge for 24 hours. Reheat in large stock pot on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.

Notes

If you want to speed up the process of cooling the soup, you can place the soup pot or container in a bath of ice water, stirring soup every few minutes.

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