Ingredients

• 1 cup dried lentils (I used a mix of red, brown, green and yellow)
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 8 ounces lean ground beef, browned
• 3 ounces celery, thinly sliced (3 stalks)
• 3 ounces baby carrots, thinly slieced (good-sized handful)
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups water
• 3 teaspoons beef bouillon
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 -2 bay leaf

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef.

2. Combine all ingredients in 4-5qt crock pot.

3. Cook on low at least 12 hours or high for 6 hours. I do a combination of high/low, when I made this I did low for 5 hours and high for 4 hours.

4. Remove bay leaves before serving.

5. *Note: when I saved the leftovers, I added another cup of water to prevent it from becoming too thick the next day. It made very yummy leftovers!