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Slow cooker chicken and lentil soup card – high-protein slow cooker recipe with lentils

Slow Cooker Chicken & Lentil Soup

This Slow Cooker Chicken & Lentil Soup packs 36 grams of protein into every bowl while keeping the fat low and fiber high. Chicken breast and lentils simmer together with turmeric, cumin, and smoked paprika for a deeply flavorful one-pot meal that practically makes itself. Dump everything in the slow cooker, walk away, and come back to a hearty, macro-friendly dinner that tastes even better the next day.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 1/4 cups dry green or brown lentils
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 can no salt added diced tomatoes
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions
 

  1. Rinse the dry green or brown lentils in a fine mesh strainer under cold water and quickly pick out any tiny stones or odd-looking pieces.
  2. Rinse your vegetables and dice them. Try to keep them similar in size if possible.
  3. Take out your slow cooker and place it on your table.
  4. Add your chicken breasts first at the bottom.
  5. Add the lentils, diced onion, diced carrots and diced celery on top of the chicken.
  6. Add the minced garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, salt and black pepper.
  7. Pour in the can of diced tomatoes and all of the chicken broth.
  8. Mix everything on top.
  9. Cover and cook on LOW for 6–8 hours or on HIGH for about 4 hours, until the lentils are tender and the chicken shreds easily with a fork.
  10. Once it's done, carefully remove the chicken breasts from the slow cooker and place them on a plate or cutting board.
  11. Shred the chicken with two forks into bite‑sized pieces.
  12. Add the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker and mix everything together.
  13. Taste and adjust the salt, pepper or spices if needed.
  14. Serve your soup hot or portion in meal prep containers.

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