Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2-3 tsp salt
• 1-2 tsp black pepper
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp dried mustard
• 1 bag dried lentils
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-1/2 quarts chicken broth
• 1 pound ground turkey or ground beef

Preparation

1. In a large pot, cook onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, celery, carrot, garlic, salt, and pepper for 6-8 minutes.
2. Add raw meat to cooking veggies.
3. Crumble th emeat and continue to cook it all until the meat is browned.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, all remaining spices, and mustard.
5. Add blended spices to the meat mixture in the pot.
6. Stir and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes or until it becomes fragrant.
7. Add dry lentils, bay lear, and chicken broth.
8. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 1 hour.
9. Serve while hot.

Notes

You don't need to soak the lentils, just rinse them in a colander under running water.

Add more of the spices to your taste.

Thanks to Cindy from Gilbert!

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