Contents

• 1 medium onion chopped, about 1 1/2 cups
• 2 carrots, sliced, about 1 1/4 cups
• 2 celery stalks chopped, about 1 cup
• 1 medium white potato, diced, about 1 1/2 cups
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 28 ounces can diced tomatoes
• Rinse 1 1/2 cups dried brown lentils
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
• 5 cups vegetable broth divided
• pepper and salt to taste
• more broth into theafter cooking