Sweet Potato Lentil Soup slow cooked serves a hearty meal you can serve two ways. This soup can be served as a stew or puree.

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I liked using a slow cooker to make this soup. Steady even temperature keeps the soup from boiling and getting mushy. Cooking lentils this way gives you a choice how to serve it. I preferred puree. The soup still has texture but all the flavors blend into one bite.
sweet potato lentil soup

Keep the herbs of thyme and rosemary as sprigs so you can easily remove them before pureeing soup. I used an immersion blender but processing in batches in a regular blender works as well.
Heating the broth and tomatoes first before adding it to the slow cooker gives the vegetables a head start. Total time in the slow cooker was 3 hours.

Sweet Potato Lentil Soup

5 from 2 votes

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Servings 8 cups

Ingredients

1 cup lentils, cleaned and rinsed
4 cups vegetable broth
3 cups diced, peeled sweet potatoes
1 cup diced onions
14.5 ounces (14.5 ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes or diced tomatoes
3 sprigs thyme, extra for garnish
1 sprig rosemary, extra for garnish
1 teaspoon nutmeg, extra for garnish
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 cup pepitas for garnish, optional

Instructions

Bring broth and tomatoes with juice to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in nutmeg and salt.
While liquid heats, add lentils, sweet potatoes, onion, thyme and rosemary to the crockpot. Pour hot liquid over mixture. Cover and set
for 3.5 hours on low. Check at 3 hours for doneness of lentils and sweet potatoes.
Remove herb springs. Puree to desired thickness. Garnish with pepitas and additional herb sprigs and nutmeg if desired.

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