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Winter Vegetable and Lentil Stew

A comforting, warming root vegetable and lentil stew, with sweet, earthy flavors - cheering on a cold, wet day.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c lentils cooked
  • 4 oz ground beef opt.
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1-2 hot peppers chopped
  • 1 t ground cumin
  • 1 large parsnip peeled and cubed
  • 1/2 rutabaga peeled and cubed
  • 1 c broth
  • 3/4 pound cabbage chopped

Method
 

  1. Cook the lentils.
  2. Break up meat and drop it into a hot pan. Stir to crumble and brown. Add onion, and peppers, and saute until soft. (If you choose to omit meat, use a little oil in the pan.) Add cumin, stir.
  3. Once meat is brown and onion and pepper is soft, add the cubed vegetables and broth. Stir, cover, and simmer half an hour.
  4. Stir the lentils into the vegetable mixture. Add the cabbage, stir it in, cover the pan and cook 5-10 minutes, until done to taste.