How To make Lentil Stew Creole

2 Carrots

sliced crosswise
1 lg Celery stalk :

chopped
1 lg Onion

chopped
8 oz Okra, fresh :

sliced
4 oz Green beans, fresh -- cut in
-1-inch pieces 1 t Tamari, low sod
1 t Applie juice concentrate
1/2 Green bell pepper -- chopped
1 cn Tomatoes (16 oz), no salt
-added, quartered, juice -reserved 1 lg Garlic clove

minced
1 tb Red wine (opt)
1 c Lentils :

cooked
Tabasco sauce (opt)
Mix all ingredients except lentils and Tabasco sauce (if using), in a saucepan. Heat partly covered until mixture boils. Reduce heatto low; simmer 10 minutes. Add lentils and simmer 10-15 minutes more. Add a few drops Tabasco sauce, if desired. Serve over cooked brown rice. Per serving: 81 cal; 4 g prot; 14 g carb; 1 g fat; 78 mg sod; 0 mg chol From the files of DEEANNE