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Slow Cooker Lentil Barley Soup With Turkey Kielbasa
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serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
ingredients
1 bag (16 ounce size) brown lentils, sorted and rinsed
2 medium onions, chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can (14.5 ounce size) diced tomatoes, undrained
12 ounces smoked turkey kielbasa cut into coins
1/3 cup uncooked barley
2 cans (14.5 ounce size) ready-to-serve beef broth
3 1/2 cups water
Dijon mustard
prepared horseradish
directions
Combine the lentils, onions, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, kielbasa, barley, broth, and water in a crock pot.
Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 5-6 hours or until the lentils and barley are tender.
Serve with Dijon mustard and horseradish, if desired.
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
263 calories, 2 grams fat, 38 grams carbohydrates, 24 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in fat.
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