Description
This is total cozy comfort food. I love letting the slow cooker do all the work! This soup packs in a ton of warm spices and the chicken is just so incredibly flavorful and tender. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or plain Greek yogurt if desired.
Ingredients
- 1 pound green lentils, sorted and rinsed
- 1 (15 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon jarred minced garlic
- 2 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 7 cups chicken broth
- 1 ½ pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, or more to taste
Instructions
- Combine green lentils
- tomatoes
- onion
- garlic
- cumin
- oregano
- chili powder
- paprika
- onion powder
- and salt in a slow cooker. Pour in chicken broth and stir gently to evenly distribute seasonings into the broth.
- Settle chicken thighs into the broth
- ensuring they are submerged in the liquid.
- Set slow cooker for High heat and cook for 4 hours
- chicken should be falling off the bone and lentils should be tender (if not
- cook a little bit longer).
- Use tongs and remove chicken from the soup and set on a cutting board. Pull meat off the bones with tongs and either rough chop or break apart into bite sized pieces with the tongs. Return meat to the soup. Discard bones.
- Stir the meat in and taste test; adjust the seasonings as desired.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs
Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8