Embellishmints

When The Mr. asked what was in this soup the first thing I mentioned was beans and before I could say anything else he immediately thought it was chili…so jut for funsies I let him believe that…just to see what he would say when he tried it. I know, I know, I’m so tricky!

😉 “Wow! I was not expecting that.” Which no, you wouldn’t expect a chili to taste like this soup! But it sure is good 🙂

This crockpot recipe is a little on the high maintenance side! You don’t just throw all the ingredients in and do your own thing while it cooks for 8 hours.

What you do with those ingredients:

Heat the oil in a frying pan and saute the diced onion for about 5 minutes…you want your onion to soften and brown a bit.

+Add your garlic, paprika, Mrs. Dash and saute for a few more minutes.

Put your onions in the crockpot
+Add chicken broth, lentils and pinto beans

Cook on high for 2 1/2 hours
+Add tomatoes (with juice)

Cook for an additional 2 hours-or until lentils and pinto beans are soft.

Remove half of the soup and puree it in a blender, food processor, or magic bullet. I suggest doing it in a couple batches because the soup is really hot! …if you want it more chunky then you can skip this step!

Stir it back into the crockpot!

NEXT TIME: I will add corn.  And maybe use only 1 can of pinto beans, and use 1 can kidney beans

I’ve gotta give it 3 STARS! Because it definitely adds some variety to the otherwise normal dinner menu! I will for sure make it again…just not next week!