Vegetable Lentil Stew

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 servings
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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

2 carrots, peeled and chopped

1 medium eggplant, peeled and chopped

1 medium zucchini, chopped

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon cumin

2 cups dried lentils, picked over for stones

1/2 cup red wine

1 20 ounce can crushed tomatoes

1 20 ounce can whole tomatoes, chopped with juices reserved

1 tablespoon oregano

1 tablespoon basil

2 cans kidney beans, black beans or white beans, drained and rinsed

Salt and pepper

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Directions

  1. In a large heavy pot, heat oil and cook onions until tender. Stir in green, red peppers and carrots and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in eggplant and zucchini. Add all the spices and toss to coat. Stir in the lentils. Add the wine, tomatoes, oregano and basil. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour. If more liquid is needed, add 1 cup of water. Stir the stew occasionally. When lentils are tender, stir in the beans. Cook for another 20 minutes. Season to taste. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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I made this for my vegetarians at Thanksgiving. It was such a hit that everyone ate it-along with the turkey. I turned down the heat a bit after reading the reviews but other than that, used the recipe as is. I did use two different types of beans (black and cannelloni) and I used French lentils which I did not have to soak. This made a lot of food and my guests all asked me to email them the recipe (and I had 28 people!). By popular request,it will now be a staple of my Thanksgiving dinner,

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