Lentil-vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 cups water
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups lentils
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup dry wine
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 large red potatoes, diced
• 2 zucchini, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onion, bell pepper and garlic, saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add remaining ingredients.
• 4 cover and simmer until lentils and rice are tender and soup is thick, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• 5 season with salt and pepper, to taste.