Description
A comforting and nutritious lentil soup featuring the depth of smoked turkey thigh, perfect for feeding a family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 smoked turkey thigh
- 8 cups chicken broth (or water)
- 3 cups dry lentils
- 1 1/2 cups celery (diced)
- 1 1/2 cups carrots (peeled and diced)
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 3 plum tomatoes (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 cup grated pecorino romano
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (except grated pecorino romano and fresh parsley) into a slow cooker.
- Set to high and cook for 6 hours.
- With one hour left, remove the turkey thigh, cool slightly, remove skin, and cut meat into small cubes.
- Stir the meat back into the soup and cook for the remaining hour.
- Ladle soup into a bowl and garnish with grated pecorino romano and fresh parsley.
Notes
Use low-sodium broth for better control of salt level. Optionally, sauté half the onion until caramelized before adding it back to the soup for texture contrast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 14g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 50mg