Lentil and Wild Rice Soup (Crock Pot)

Ingredients

• 1 ham bone
• 1 large sweet onion, 2 cups diced
• 2 stalks celery, 1/2 cup diced
• 2 carrots, 1 cup diced
• 2-4 chorizo sausages, sliced
• 3/4 cup lentils
• 3/4 cup long grain and wild rice blend, uncooked
• 1-3 chipotle chiles in adobo, seeds removed and diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 cups water
• 2 cups baby spinach, washed and chopped
• sherry wine (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Place all ingredients except spinach in slow cooker, pour water over all just to cover,.

2. 2

   cook on low for 6 hours or until wild rice and vegetables are tender.

3. 3

   Remove ham bone and take any meat left on it and place back in soup.

4. 4

   Stir in spinach and drizzle sherry during last 15 minutes of cooking.