African Crock-Pot Soup With Peanut Butter and Lentils

Abiner Smoothie's Note:

This soup is less sweet than similar ones that use sweet potatoes. Note: Use any combination of chile powders or spicy red pepper that you have).

• Total Time: 14 hrs
• Prep Time: 10 hrs
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 medium yellow onion , chopped
• ¼ cup sliced green onion
• 2 bell peppers , chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
• 4 cups beef stock
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried ancho chile powder
• 1 teaspoon new mexico chile powder
• 1 teaspoon aleppo pepper
• ½ cup uncooked brown lentils
• ¼ cup uncooked brown rice
• 1 cup natural-style peanut butter , no sugar added

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients except for the peanut butter into a crock pot and stir to mix. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. You can stir it once or twice, but it's not necessary.
2. When the time is up, add the peanut butter and stir to mix. Cook one more hour on low or 30 minutes on high.