Slow-Cooker Lentil and Chicken Sausage Stew

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups brown lentils, rinsed
• 1 lb chicken Italian sausage, sliced
• 28 oz diced tomatoes
• 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 medium carrots, diced
• 3 stalks celery stalks, diced
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 5 cloves garlic cloves, minced
• 1.5 tsp dried thyme
• 2 leaves bay leaves
• 1.5 tsp kosher salt
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• 4 cups baby spinach

Instructions

1. 1

   Rinse the lentils and add to the slow cooker.

2. 2

   Add sliced sausage, diced tomatoes, broth, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir.

3. 3

   Cover and cook on low for 7 hours, until lentils are tender but not blown out.

4. 4

   Fish out the bay leaves. Stir in baby spinach and let it wilt for 5 minutes off heat.

5. 5

   Taste and adjust salt. Serve in deep bowls.

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