Beefy Lentil Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 500 g beef mince
• 1 1/2 cups dry green lentils, rinsed
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 3 cups water
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons beef stock powder
• 1 1/2 liters vegetable juice cocktail (such as v8)
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 brown beef, breaking up as finely as possible.
• 2 drain fat off beef.
• 3 place beef and all other ingredients into a big pot. bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cover.
• 4 simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until lentils are tender.
• 5 serve with crusty bread and a dollop of plain yoghurt (or not!).