Slow Cooker Turmeric Ginger Lentil Soup - Chop Happy

Ingredients

• 2 cups green lentils
• 2 carrots (chopped)
• 2 celery stalks (chopped)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 handful shiitake mushrooms (chopped)
• 1 inch ginger pealed (smash slightly but keep whole)
• 1 cup water
• 4 cups chicken broth (can substitute with veggie broth)
• 14.5 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon fennel powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper