Beefy Lentil Soup

Fiber-rich and healthy soup to warm you up. This can also be cooked in a crock pot.

Brown ground chuck in a 6-quart kettle at medium heat for 5 minutes.

Stir in remaining ingredients.

Cook on high heat until mixture comes to a boil for ten minutes.

Reduce heat to low and simmer about 90 minutes or until lentils are tender.

Crock pot: use ingredients listed , but reduce beef broth and water to 1 cup of each.

Put in crock pot and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until lentils are tender.

ground chuck, dried lentils, carrot, celery, onion, cabbage, salt, pepper, bay leaf, tomato juice, beef broth, water