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Ham and Lentil Soup
This Ham and Lentil Soup recipe is perfect for chilly weather and cooks up in about an hour; all you need is a loaf of French bread for a cozy winter’s feast. Put your leftover ham to work and make it on the stove, in a pressure cooker, or in your crockpot!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 1h 10m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●stove
- ●saucepan
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●pot
- ●slow cooker
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
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To make on the stove:
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In a 3-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Sauté carrots, celery, and onion until softened and translucent, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
olive oil1 tablespoon
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Stir in broth, water, lentils, ham bone, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Simmer until lentils are tender, ⏱️ 45 minutes to ⏱️ 1 hour.
water4 cupsgarlic powder2 teaspoonsground cumin1 teaspoonpaprika1 teaspoondried thyme1 teaspoonbay leaf1
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Remove ham bone and bay leaf. Chop ham from bone and return to pot. Add additional leftover ham, if using, and cover until heated through, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley if desired.
bay leaf1
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To make in a slow cooker:
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In a 3-quart pan or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Sauté carrots, celery, and onion until softened and translucent, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
olive oil1 tablespoon
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Stir in broth, water, lentils, ham bone, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Pour into slow cooker. Heat on HIGH for 3 to ⏱️ 4 hours, LOW for 6 to ⏱️ 8 hours, or until lentils are tender.
water4 cupsgarlic powder2 teaspoonsground cumin1 teaspoonpaprika1 teaspoondried thyme1 teaspoonbay leaf1
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Remove ham bone and bay leaf. Chop ham from bone and return to slow cooker. Add additional leftover ham, if using, and cover until heated through, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley if desired.
bay leaf1
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To make in an Instant Pot:
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Press the Sauté button on your Instant Pot and heat olive oil until shimmering. Sauté carrots, celery, and onion until softened and translucent, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
olive oil1 tablespoon
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Stir in broth, water, lentils, ham bone, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf. Secure the lid, close the pressure valve, and cook at high pressure for ⏱️ 35 minutes.
water4 cupsgarlic powder2 teaspoonsground cumin1 teaspoonpaprika1 teaspoondried thyme1 teaspoonbay leaf1
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Allow the pressure to release naturally. Remove ham bone and bay leaf. Chop ham from bone and return to Instant Pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley if desired.
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Nutrition Facts
calories
242 kcal
fat Content
3 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
18 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
462 mg
protein Content
16 g
carbohydrate Content
39 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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