Lentil Veggie Stew

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Lentil Vegetable Soup (every veggie but the kitchen sink)• 1 Cup Lentils• 8-15 oz chicken broth (or veggie if to make vegetarian)• 1 tbsp olive oil• 2/3 chopped onion• 5-6 cloves minced garlic• 1 diced potato• 2 Large sliced carrots• 1 can tomatoes (diced, stewed etc)• 1/3 cup frozen peas• Diced peppers (optional)• Chopped green beans (optional)• Can of beans (kidney, black, white) (optional)• 1 celery stalk (optional)• Salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes to taste.
Directions
Heat oil in a pan and cook onions and garlic until translucent. Add and cook lentils as directed with about 7 cups of water. Add chicken/vegetable broth and add potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, beans, along with rest of vegetables and spices. Let simmer for about 30-40 min. Mixture should thicken. Feel free to add and substitute veggies to suit preferences.
Makes about 8 servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELLISON45.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 115.7
  • Total Fat: 1.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 91.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
  • Protein: 6.8 g

Member Reviews
  • SWEDEGIRL1
    LOVE this, I've made it a few times now. Thanks for sharing! - 1/13/11