Slow Cooker Lentil Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup carrots chopped
• 0.5 cup celery chopped
• 1 cup mushrooms fresh sliced
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 2 cups lentils dry
• 2 cups brown rice long grain uncooked
• 0.5  onion chopped
• 1 tablespoon salt 
• 1 cup vegetable broth 
• 8 cups water 

Equipment

• slow cooker

Directions

1. Place the lentils, rice, carrots, celery, onion, water, broth, garlic powder, ground black pepper and salt in a slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours. Stir in the mushrooms 1 hour before serving.