Big Breakfast Diet - Vegetable Stew

4 cups vegetable broth
3 cups water
5 large tomatoes chopped, or 1 x 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
3 bell peppers, any colour, seeded and chopped
2 medium-sized zucchini, chopped
2 cups chopped green or red cabbage
2 cups broccoli or cauliflower florets (or 1 cup of each)
1 medium-size eggplant, chopped
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 pound mushrooms, any variety, trimmed and chopped
1 cup string(French) beans, cut in half crosswise
1 cup chopped carrots
1 can (14oz) artichoke hearts packed in water, drained and quartered
1.5 tsp dried oregano
1 handful fresh basil and parsley leaves, or 1 tsp each of dried
1-3 whole cloves of garlic, peeled (qty as per your preference)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes to taste

1) Place ALL ingredients in a crock-pot and stir well.
2) Season mixture with the salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes to taste.
3) Cook the stew on low heat until the flavours develop(7-9 hours).
4) Before serving, taste the stew for seasoning and add more salt and/or black pepper if required.

Serving Size: Makes 8 x 2 -cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user D_CATH.