Rice And Lentil Soup Or Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 1/2 cups diced onions
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon dried italian spices
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 cups water
• 1 smoked meaty ham bone
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo, minced
• 3/4 cup rice
• 1 cup french green lentil

Recipe

• 1 in a large heavy pot heat oil.
• 2 add celery, carrots, onions, and garlic sauté till slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• 3 mix in spices and bay leaf.
• 4 add water, scraping the brown goodness from the bottom of the pot.
• 5 add ham bone, tomatoes and chipotle; bring to a boil and then simmer for 1 hour.
• 6 add lentils; cook for 15 minutes and then add rice. cook for 30 more minutes.
• 7 you can thin if you like with liquid either chicken stock of water. water would be just fine because there is plenty of flavor.