Beef and Lentil Stew

Ingredients

The meat

• 1 ½ lbs beef stew meat

The vegetables

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 medium carrots, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes

The broth

• 3 cups low-sodium beef broth

The lentils and spices

• 1 cup dry red lentils
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
• ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¾ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 leaves bay leaves

The sweet and sour

• ⅓ cup dried apricots, finely diced
• Juice of ½ lemon lemon juice
• ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped

Optional serving

• to taste Greek yogurt or sour cream
• to serve whole wheat pita bread or naan

Instructions

Nutrition Facts (estimated)