Lentil Tortilla Soup in Slow Cooker

LENTIL TORTILLA SOUP

Here is a tasty and a little spicy depending on your taste, a soup made with lentils and lots of spices.

This Tortilla soup can have chicken added, but this is a base vegetarian recipe, full of flavor and very filling and is also freezable.

10 servings PER SERVING: Calories = 223 Fat (g) = 2 Sodium (mg) = 70 Carbohydrates (g) = 44 Protein (g) = 12

INGREDIENTS

1 c onion, diced

1 tsp olive oil

1 bell pepper, diced

 1 jalapeño pepper, diced

2 1/2 c unsalted vegetable broth

1 15-oz can unsalted tomato sauce

1/2 c salsa

1 Tbsp tomato paste

 1 15-oz can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 15-oz can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup frozen corn

3/4 c dried red lentils

 4 corn tortillas, torn into pieces (optional)

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

 1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper

 Black pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

 Add all the ingredients into your Slow Cooker Cover.  

Cook on Low 7 to 8 hours or (High 4 to 6 hours).

Or until dried lentils are cooked through and veggies are tender.

Soup Tip

Freeze soups after they have been chilled overnight in the fridge. Soups will last up to two months in the freezer.

NEGATIVE CALORIE SOUP

NEGATIVE CALORIE SOUP

This simple soup recipe is filled to the rim with negative calorie effect foods. Not only are the ingredients low in calories, but they help burn body fat. Try out this comforting vegetable soup to get your metabolism going.

A negative net-calorie food is food that requires more food energy to be digested than the food provides. The caloric "cost" of digesting the food is greater than its food energy content.

Ingredients

• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 1 cup green beans, cut into about 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 medium zucchini, diced (about 2 cups)

• 1 cup small turnip, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 small jalapeno seeded and deveined, finely chopped
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 1 teaspoon Chia Seeds
• 1 Hot Chili (if you like a little spice in your life)
• pepper

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients, except the spinach, in a soup pot and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce to a simmer and cook covered for 20 minutes. Add a little salt and pepper if desired.
3. Stir in the spinach and cook for another minute.
4. Remove from heat and serve.

Here is some more negative calorie vegetable you may like to include in your Negative Calorie Soup