Name: Slow Cooker Mediterranean Lentil Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Water - 5 cups; Vegetable bouillon, or more to taste - 2 ½ cubes; Dry lentils - 2 cups; Carrots, peeled and diced - 5 small; Potatoes, peeled and diced - 2 medium; Ground cumin, or to taste - 3 teaspoons; Ground coriander - 1 teaspoon; Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Onion, diced - 1 small; Garlic, minced - 4 cloves; Tomato paste, or to taste - ½ (6 ounce) can; Sea salt, or to taste - ½ teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper, or to taste - ½ teaspoon; Fresh spinach, torn - ½ (8 ounce) package

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Mediterranean Lentil Stew

1. Water - 5 cups

2. Vegetable bouillon, or more to taste - 2 ½ cubes

3. Dry lentils - 2 cups

4. Carrots, peeled and diced - 5 small

5. Potatoes, peeled and diced - 2 medium

6. Ground cumin, or to taste - 3 teaspoons

7. Ground coriander - 1 teaspoon

8. Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

9. Onion, diced - 1 small

10. Garlic, minced - 4 cloves

11. Tomato paste, or to taste - ½ (6 ounce) can

12. Sea salt, or to taste - ½ teaspoon

13. Freshly ground black pepper, or to taste - ½ teaspoon

14. Fresh spinach, torn - ½ (8 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Mediterranean Lentil Stew

1. Stage

Warm water and vegetable bouillon in a slow cooker on High until dissolved. Add lentils, carrots, and potatoes.

2. Stage

Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cumin and coriander and cook and stir until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add oil, followed by onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and transfer to the slow cooker. Stir. Add tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Stir in spinach.

3. Stage

Cook on High, stirring every 30 minutes, until lentils are tender and stew has thickened, 3 to 4 hours.