Ingredients:
1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced carrots
1 1/2 cups diced onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried Italian spices
1 bay leaves
10 cups water
1 smoked meaty ham bone
1 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon chipotle chiles in adobo, minced
3/4 cup rice
1 cup french green lentils
Directions:
In a large heavy pot heat oil.
Add celery, carrots, onions, and garlic saute till slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Mix in spices and bay leaf.
Add water, scraping the brown goodness from the bottom of the pot.
Add ham bone, tomatoes and chipotle; bring to a boil and then simmer for 1 hour.
Add lentils; cook for 15 minutes and then add rice. Cook for 30 more minutes.
You can thin if you like with liquid either chicken stock of water. Water would be just fine because there is plenty of flavor.
Servings: 10
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 115 min.