Creamy Tomato And Lentil Slow Cooker Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium spanish onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
• 6 cups tinned crushed tomatoes
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 1 1/4 cups cream
• 1/3 cup sun-dried tomato pesto (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a non stick pan. cook onion over medium heat until golden. add garlic and chilli and cook for about 1 minute.
• 2 place onion mix in slow cooker. stir in tomatoes, stock, tomato paste, brown sugar and lentils.
• 3 cover with lid and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 4 hours.
• 4 stir in cream 1/2 hour before end of cooking, replace lid and continue to cook.
• 5 the orginal recipe says to ladle into bowls and top with 2 tsp sundried tomato pesto. serve hot with crusty bread.