This Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage is so easy and so good! No pre-cooking required – put everything directly into your crockpot, return 8 hours later and ladle it into bowls. A flavorful, healthy meal that couldn’t be simpler!

Slow cooker lentil soup with sausage in fluted bowl, topped with cilantro, yogurt and a lime wedge.

Did you know that near the top of the homepage of this blog, you can see which five of my recipes are currently trending? This little widget automatically updates to display the recipes that have gotten the most clicks in the past seven days.

As I’m writing this, four of those five spots are occupied by crockpot soups and slow cooker beef stroganoff (and the fifth is a stovetop shrimp wonton soup). Turns out, everybody loves slow cookin’ and everybody loves soup, and why not? It’s an awesome, low-mess, less-time way to get a meal on the table!

Overhead photo of lentil soup on grey picnic table surface, with naan bread on side.

About this Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage:

This Slow Cooker Lentil & Sausage Soup is the kind of crock pot recipe I like best: where you just put all the ingredients in the pot (no advance cooking), set it for 8 hours, and come home and just ladle it into bowls.

I’m a big fan of lentils for how filling (and cheap!) they are (lentil pasta sauce and vegan lentil curry are also favorites around here). I love beans for the same reason, like in my old fashioned ham and bean soup.

I used a mix of brown and green lentils here, just because that’s what I happened to have on hand, but feel free to use all brown or all green.

I also used one of my current favorite ingredients – smoked turkey sausage. To me, it tastes almost identical to traditional smoked sausage, but has less calories and fat. Win-win!

Overhead photo of two bowls of lentil soup, with naan bread, lime wedges and yogurt.

Garnishing and serving this Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage:

If desired, top each bowl with a dollop of Greek yogurt, some fresh cilantro, a lime wedge for squeezing, and a side of naan bread.

Or heck, just keep it super simple and ladle this soup directly out of the crockpot, insert spoon, and call it a day. Either way, you’re going to love this recipe!

Psst – I also have an Instant Pot version of this same soup —> Instant Pot Lentil Soup.

Lentil and sausage soup in rustic bowl with naan bread on side.

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes

This Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage is so easy and so good! No pre-cooking required - put everything directly into your crockpot, return 8 hours later and ladle it into bowls. A flavorful, healthy meal that couldn't be simpler!

Ingredients

  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 medium carrots, chopped
  • 1 medium leek (white and light green part only), thinly sliced
  • 6 ounces smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup brown lentils, rinsed and picked through
  • 1/2 cup green lentils, rinsed and picked through
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 6 cups less-sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • Fresh cilantro
  • 1 lime, cut into eighths
  • Naan bread, for serving

Instructions

  1. In bowl of slow cooker, stir celery, garlic, carrots, leek, sausage, lentils, tomato paste, curry powder, thyme, cumin, salt and pepper until well combined. Stir in broth. Cover and cook on low 8 hours (or on high 4 hours) or until lentils are tender.
  2. To serve, divide soup between bowls and top with yogurt and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges and naan.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 1464mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 15g

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