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

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.