Lentils with chicken in a slow cooker. Cooking recipes

Lentils are not only delicious, but also incredibly healthy. The composition of the product includes a large number of plant proteins, which are so necessary for the body.

Lentils cook very fast. It is delicious and nutritious. What you need for those who monitor their health. Many dishes can be made from lentils: soups, side dishes, cereals. It goes well with any meat and vegetables.

From the article you will learn how to cook red and green lentils with chicken in a slow cooker, as well as get acquainted with recipes for other dishes.

Differences of Red and Green Lentils

On the shelves of supermarkets you can find several varieties of this bean plant. Red and green lentils differ not only in color. Each of the species has its own set of useful properties:

• The composition of red lentils includes a large amount of iron. It helps to normalize blood circulation. Red lentils are often used for making soups.
• Green lentils are high in fiber. It normalizes the work of the digestive tract. This bean variety has a richer flavor. Green lentils are ideal as a side dish.

Which lentil to choose is up to you. It all depends on individual preferences.

Red lentil soup

To make red lentil soup with chicken in a slow cooker you will need:

• chicken legs - 2 pieces;
• red lentils - 200 grams;
• carrots - one thing;
• onions - one piece;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• potatoes - 4 root crops;
• tomatoes - 200 grams;
• tomato paste - 10 grams;
• salt - 5 grams;
• boiling water - 2 liters;
• sour cream (for serving) - 50 grams.

Cooking:

1. Rinse and peel all vegetables.
2. Cut the potato tubers into cubes, grate the carrots, chop the onion and garlic finely. Cut the tomatoes as you like or grate them.
3. Rinse the chicken with water and dry.
4. Ingredients must be placed in a multicooker bowl as soon as prepared. First, send vegetables to the slow cooker, then chicken, and then tomato paste, salt and washed lentils.
5. Pour boiling water over the food. Set the Extinguishing program to 1.5 hours.
6. Once the soup is ready, remove the chicken meat from the bowl of the multicooker and chop it finely.

Lentil soup can be served immediately, seasoned with sour cream.

Green lentils with chicken in a slow cooker

For a dish you will need:

• green lentils - 300 grams;
• chicken thighs - 350 grams;
• carrots - one thing;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• vegetable oil - 15 ml;
• salt - 8 grams;
• ground red pepper - 2 grams;
• ground black pepper - 3 grams;
• ground coriander - 3 grams;
• bay leaf - 2 pieces.

Stages of cooking:

1. Wash and peel onions, garlic and carrots. Slice both vegetables into small cubes. Chop the garlic finely.
2. Rinse the chicken thighs, remove the skin from them and pierce in several places with a fork.
3. Rinse the lentils in a colander. Wait until the product has completely drained water.
4. Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and set the mode to "Frying" or "Baking".
5. Put garlic, onions and carrots in the multicooker. Cook for about 5 minutes.
6. Add chicken to vegetables and fry for another 15 minutes. Chicken thighs periodically turn over.
7. Put the lentils in the multicooker bowl and fry for about 3 minutes. Pour the ingredients with two multi-glasses of water. Add bay leaf, red and black pepper, coriander. Mix everything.
8. Turn on the "Rice" or "Pilaf" mode. Cook for 30 minutes.

The taste of lentils prepared according to this recipe is saturated, as it is cooked in chicken broth.

Lentils with chicken in a slow cooker

To prepare the dish you will need:

• green lentils - 3 multi-cups;
• chicken breast - 200 grams;
• carrots - 2 pieces;
• onions - one turnip;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• tomato sauce (ketchup or tomato paste) - 20 grams;
• water - 700 ml;
• vegetable oil - 30 ml;
• paprika - 10 grams;
• salt - 8 grams;
• ground black pepper - 3 grams.

Cooking lentils with chicken in a slow cooker:

1. Wash and peel the vegetables. Grate the carrots, finely chop the onion and garlic.
2. Wash the chicken fillet and cut it into very thin strips.
3. Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl. Put onions and carrots next. Set the "Baking" mode. Wait 6 minutes and add poultry to the vegetables. Salt and pepper the contents of the multicooker bowl. Bake the ingredients for another 10 minutes, stirring them regularly.
4. Dilute the tomato sauce in 15 ml of water. Add it to the slow cooker.
5. Rinse the lentils and put them in the crock-pot. Mix well.
6. Add paprika, salt to the rest of the products and fill everything with water.
7. Set the "Pilaf" mode and cook for 50 minutes. Sometimes this time is not enough to prepare the dish (depending on the variety of lentils). In this case, it is recommended to bring it to readiness by setting the mode "Heating" for 20 minutes.
8. The final dish should have a porridge consistency. You can serve right away.

Conclusion

As you can see, lentil dishes in a slow cooker are very easy to prepare. You can cook them at any time. The pleasant nutty taste of this bean plant will delight your whole family. Lentils will give satiety for a long time. The recipes listed above can be served for lunch or dinner.