Recipe: Slow Cooker Lamb and Lentil Soup

INGREDIENTS

lamb shoulder chops with bone or about 1 pound other stew meat

strip bacon, chopped roughly

medium yellow onion, chopped

1 cup

chopped mushrooms

1 clove

garlic, chopped roughly

carrots, chopped

1 tbsp

tomato paste

1 tsp

harissa (optional)

1/2 tsp

dried thyme

1/2 tsp

dried basil or a bunch of fresh basil leaves if you have them

1/2 tsp

oregano

freshly ground pepper

1 28 ounce can

whole tomatoes with liquid

3 cups

chicken or turkey stock

2 tsp

sherry or sake or wine

1 cup

green lentils

2 tbsp

prepared pesto

Pasta (corkscrews or shells are good)

grated cheese for serving

Salt and pepper