20 Easy Healthy Freezer Meals: Lentil Soup
Meal prep 5, 10, 15 or 20 Healthy Freezer Meals with a grocery list and how-to video. It takes 2 hours, most recipes need no pre-cooking, and after you just cook your freezer meal in Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Servings: 20 freezer meals
Calories: 85kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients to freeze:
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 large carrots chopped
- 2 small celery chopped
- 2 cups green lentils rinsed & drained
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 28 oz can diced or crushed tomatoes low sodium
Ingredients to finish and serve:
- 11 oz box of spinach fresh or frozen
- 1 large garlic clove grated
- Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Before cooking: Add 2 bouillon cubes + 10 cups water or 10 cups low sodium veggie stock.
- Instant Pot: Cook from frozen for 20 minutes with Quick Release.
- Slow Cooker: Cook from frozen on Low for 10 hours or on High for 5 hours.
- After cooking: Add spinach and garlic. Stir and serve hot garnished with Parmesan cheese.
Video
Notes
Container label: Instant Pot - 20 mins, QR OR Slow Cooker - Low 10 hrs, High 5 hrs. Before - 10 cups broth. After - 1 box spinach and 1 grated garlic.
Nutrition
Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 145mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g