Heart Smart Lentil Stew Recipe

• 1 pound dry lentils
• 3-4 quarts. water
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pound grnd turkey">turkey breast or possibly other lean grnd turkey
• 1 lg. dry onion, diced
• 1 sweet bell pepper, diced
• 2 carrots, sliced into thin oval discs (Chinese style)
• 1 stalk celery, sliced into thin half-moons
• 8 ounce. tomato sauce, preferably unsalted
• 1 tbsp. vinegar
• 1 lemon (juice of)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic pwdr
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sweet basil
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tbsp. unsulphured molasses

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