If you love using your crockpot as much as I do, this is a great recipe for you! Lentil Chili. This is really a toss in and go type of recipe. You can even put everything together the night before (except the lentils) and then just turn on the next morning before you leave (don’t forget to add the lentils in the morning though!) That would be a fatal flaw in your Lentil Chili meal.
So lets get started…
Add lentils, celery, onions, garlic, and bell peppers together in a large crockpot.
Add spices, cumin, coriander, ginger, salt and pepper.
Add vegetable broth and 1 can of tomato sauce. Not sure why I added the chopped oregano here instead of in the previous step…who knows. Just add it at some point. 🙂 Stir until everything is really well combined.
Turn the crockpot on high and cook for at least 6 hours. Add extra water or broth if the lentils are still crunchy. Serve when lentils are soft, but not squishy, unless that’s how you like your lentils, and in that case, go right ahead 🙂
Enjoy!
**Depending on how many you are feeding, this often has lot of leftovers…it freezes well.
- 1 bag of lentils
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup diced bell peppers (assorted colors)
- ½ celery, diced
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Coriander
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp (heaping) Sea SAlt
- ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp fresh oregano, minced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can Tomato sauce
- Toss everything into crockpot and stir to combine.
- Cook on high for at least 6 hours or low for 8-12hours
- Serve and Enjoy!
- **this often makes extras and freezes well!
