Tomato Lentils

Pictured: tomato [brown] lentils over a baked potato.

Original recipe from All Recipes.

Ingredients:

• 1 T olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can Italian tomatoes
• 3 c broth
• 1 1/2 c dry lentils, rinsed
• pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.  Saute onion, pepper, and garlic.  Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low and simmer about an hour, until lentils are soft and desired thickness is reached.
2. Serve over brown rice, toast, pasta, baked potatoes, spaghetti squash, or as a side.