Lentils with Garlic and Rosemary

Ingredients

• 1  bay leaf 
• 14.3 ounce beef broth fat-free canned
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 2 cups ham diced cooked
• 1 pound lentils dried
• 1 teaspoon rosemary dried crushed
• 2  garlic cloves chopped
• 3 cups onion chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.8 teaspoon rubbed sage 
• 5 cups water 

Equipment

• slow cooker

Directions

1. Combine first 11 ingredients in an electric slow cooker. Cover with lid, and cook on high-heat setting for 3 hours or until lentils are tender. Discard bay leaf.
2. Garnish with parsley, if desired.