A delicious and hearty soup when you don't have all day. Just about one hour til yum! Thank you queendiva1 for a great base recipe!
Substitute Himalayan salt for the kosher salt if desired.
Made exactly as directed, and it was delicious! I made this earlier in the day, and left it in my Instant Pot until dinner time. When it was time to reheat, I turned my IP on saute for a few minutes, then switched to slow cook on high, and it reheated in about 10 minutes, while I boiled some ditalini pasta on the stove to add to it. Even though it was 90 degrees outside, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this! Will definitely make this again!
Read More Made exactly as directed, and it was delicious! I made this earlier in the day, and left it in my Instant Pot until dinner time. When it was time to reheat, I turned my IP on saute for a few minutes, then switched to slow cook on high, and it reheated in about 10 minutes, while I boiled some ditalini pasta on the stove to add to it. Even though it was 90 degrees outside, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this! Will definitely make this again!
This was so good! I used smoked turkey instead of ham and cut back on the salt.
Delicious. I used preprepared grated carrot and didn't have celery so used a little extra carrot. I had a can of tomato sauce with basil, oregano and garlic so used that rather than adding herbs. I was trying to use what I had at hand. Despite not following the recipe completely, it was so good. Definitely making this again, so easy.
Excellent! I've had trouble getting lentils seasoned in the past so I was a little worried this wold be bland. Not at all! The lentils and veggies did get a little over done and mushy in my opinion so next time I will either reduce the cook time or else just do a quick release instead of the natural release. I'm still giving this 5 stars. This is a great recipe!
Tripled the recipe. Very good. I used ham steaks cut into cubes and put the bones into the soup during cooking. I found that the salt from the ham and the broth made the recipe not need the full amount of salt per recipe.
I had everything on hand for this and used up our ham from New Year’s Day. I followed the recipe. I’ll probably use less salt next time, depending on how salty the ham tastes. My family loved this, including my 6-year-old granddaughter. I served it with cornbread. Will definitely make this again!
I needed to use the left over Kirkland ham , and we love lentils. I used the Instant Pot. I also used red lentils. No oregano nor basil (didn't feel like going to snip!); I substituted some Ketchup for the tomato sauce. High pressure for 15 minutes; then let steam-release naturally for 15. This is yummy.
What a delicious soup! Because I had recently made split pea & ham soup, I decided to go with hot Italian turkey sausage. I browned the sausage with olive oil, then added the onions, carrots and celery and sauté until most of the liquid evaporated, then on with the rest of the recipe as written. Man o’ man, one of the best lentil soups I have ever made! It’s a definite keeper and it will be the only one I will make from now on.
The whole family enjoyed the recipe AND I’m the only one who likes lentil soup! Winning!
I made this recipe and it was delicious! Very easy to make, just add all ingredients into slow cooker and cook on high for 5 hours. The family loved it. I paired it with a salad and BraziBites (Brazilian rolls). Will definitely make it again.
This is an excellent recipe. Very easy to make. Great flavor and the kids loved it. Will be making this again soon.
Great flavor and easy to make. A great way to use my leftover Honey Baked Ham from Christmas!
So good! I threw a bunch of mushrooms in. They were great.
This was fantastic! Ingredient measurements were spot on. Toddler approved! Didn't use Instapot just regular stove top because I had time. So delicious 😋
I love this recipe so much. The first time I made it exactly as written, and it was good. The second and third time I made a few changes, and it was even better. I omitted the water - it didn't need it. I increased all the seasonings a bit. I put in extra carrots simply because I like them. The best part is that you can work with what meat you have, whether it be ham, ham hocks, some type of sausage, or my personal favorite, smoked turkey thighs! You can use the chicken broth specified in the recipe, but homemade bone broth is great too, or beef broth if you have it. This is a lovely recipe that is easy enough for a child to put together. It is absolutely delicious on a cold night, with leftovers for lunch the next day.
Delicious! I cooked it exactly as the recipe was written. It did take all 40 minutes for the natural release. But it was worth it! Thanks
Excellent recipe. I did not use my IP but made it over the stove (cooking time was not more than 20 min I would say). The soup was flavorful when it was done. After tasting it, I decided to add a half of lemon. Not just the juice but the actual lemon. That boosted the flavors. But it was a 5 before that as well. We will make it again :)
Delicious! Only change I made was using a smoked pork chop because that's what I had on hand.
