Cutting Calories with a Healthy Lentil Stew!

Lentils are inexpensive, nutritious, and very easy to prepare! Here's an easy lentils stew sure to satisfy your taste buds:

3 cups of lentils
2 cups of chopped potatoes
2 or 3 large carrots chopped
3 chopped tomatoes
1 hot pepper
1 small onion chopped
2 gloves garlic chopped
1 can (16 ounce) of tomato sauce
1 tsp cumin
1/2 cup of your favorite wine ( optional )
1/4 cup red vinegar
olive oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 can low-salt baby peas
salt ( use sparingly - or to your taste! )
ground pepper

Soak and cook lentils till soft. Drain and rinse, set aside.

Sautee onions, garlic, hot pepper, and cumin in olive oil. Add in the wine if you like.

Add potatoes and carrots, cover with water, bring to boil.

Add tomatoes and peas and cook till potatoes are soft.

Add lentils and tomato sauce.

Salt and pepper to taste. Add more water if it's too thick, or a little red vinegar if it's too sweet.

Add more cumin or hot sauce if you like it really spicy.

Add in the chopped fresh spinach leaves and remove from the heat.

Enjoy with family and friends! They'll soon be asking for seconds!

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