Lentil Vegetable Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups dry lentils or 4 cups canned lentils
• 1 (14 ounce) can pitted black olives
• 1 stalk celery, diced or chopped finely
• 5 large carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 small onions, peeled and diced
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 clove garlic, cut into 4 pieces
• 1 large zucchini, peeled and diced
• 2 small yellow squash, peeled and diced
• 2 whole sweet corn cobs, peeled and cut off the cob
• 3 -4 quarts vegetable stock, depending on desired thickness
• 1 tablespoon paprika (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook lentils in 4 qts boiling water for 15 minutes then reduce temp and cook for 4 hours or open cans of already cooked lentils and pour into a big pot.
• 2 after lentils are somewhat soft add the rest of the ingredients one by one and the salt and pepper last.
• 3 cook until all ingredients are tender.
• 4 enjoy.