Slow Cooker Lentil & Quinoa Stew
This hearty lentil stew is an easy to cook, high protein meal that suits those on low carb diets – such as the South Beach diet and low GI diets. Both lentils and quinoa are high in fiber and protein.
Ingredients:
2 cups brown lentils
1/2 cup quinoa
7-1/2 cups water
1-2 medium potatoes, diced
1/2 small sweet potato, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 teas wheat-free tamari (or soy sauce if you aren’t on a wheat-free diet)
2 tablespoons miso
2 tablespoons tomato paste
mixed herbs (any of: oregano, thyme, tarragon, marjoram, sage, cumin)
Instructions:
Rinse and drain lentils, being sure to pick through them to make sure there are no stones. Rinse and drain quinoa. Add to slow cooker.
Dice potatoes and sweet potato, and chop garlic. Add to slow cooker along with herbs (dried or fresh and finely chopped), tomato paste and 6 cups of the water.
Cook on high for 3-1/2 to 4 hours. When the stew thickens and cooks down after about 2.5 hours add 1 additional cup water. Usually the lentils and quinoa will cook before the potatoes do, and potato cooking time will vary depending on how big the pieces are. Once everything is cooked, turn off the heat, add tamari and let set a further half hour.
Mix the miso and remaining 1/2 cup of water, then add to the stew and mix well.
Serves 6.
Serving Suggestions:
- Serve with grated parmesan on top
- Serve with toasted sesame seeds or gomasio (toasted sesame seeds and salt) on top for a vegan alternative
- Use barley instead of quinoa
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Hi, where can I find the nutrtional value per serving. Coounting calories and was wondering how much is in this slow cooker lentil and quinoa stew.
@Zory check out http://www.nutritiondata.com/ they allow you to input recipes and they give you the nutritional data. I just tried to register, so I could analyze this recipe, but it looks like their site is having trouble at the moment.
Thanks mate. I will publish this in my cookin site in Bulgaria.
@recepta I’d appreciate the recipes being credited to me and a link back to the recipe on my site if you do.
Hi
Thanks for this, I recently got a slow cooker from my hubby for my birthday and I’ve been looking for a few good recipes to try in it. It’s so nice to come home from work and walk in the door to the smell of dinner ready to be eaten.

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LOL, that’s definitely the best part, walking in the door to the smell of dinner all cooked and ready for you!