Try it Tuesday Ham and Lentil Stew

Today is Try it Tuesday, the day that I try a new recipe and see how my family likes it.  If they do it goes into my recipe file.  If they don't I see if I can tweak it some more to make it more palatable for them or I toss it into the round file.

The recipe I have chosen for this week is Ham and Lentil Stew.  It is a crockpot meal so that is right up my alley.  I have a feeling it is probably going to be more of a soup than a stew but Betty Crocker calls it a stew so, for now, so am I.

I pulled this recipe out of one of those softcover booklets you find at the checkout counter.  I don't have the booklet any more just the recipe that has been sitting around for a few years waiting to be tried.  So below is my adaptation of this recipe by Betty Crocker.  I have decided to serve it with corn bread instead of biscuits.

This is what you need.

This is what you get.

It is a keeper and quite tasty.

It is also a very thrifty way to feed a crowd.

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Ham and Lentil Stew
adapted from Betty Crocker

3 c. diced ham
1 lb. dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
2 lg. stalks celery, chopped
3 lg. carrots, chopped
half a spanish onion, chopped
4 c. chicken broth
1 c. water
1 t. basil
1/2 t. thyme
cracked pepper to taste.

Place everything into your slow cooker and cook on high heat for 6 hrs or low heat for 8 hrs.  Taste and add salt if needed.  Print Recipe