Vegetarian Lentil Soup

I love lentils and the soups I have had in the past had meat in it since I became a vegetarian one evening I decided to make this soup my way and I wondered since in Ecuadorians add peanut butter to their soups I wonder if the lentil soup will taste good with peanut butter added it was delish...ever since my daughters ask for this soup all the time.....trust me you will love this soup

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 8 soup bowls

Ingredients

• 1  cup dry lentils
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1  teaspoon black pepper
• 1  green pepper
• 1  large onion
• 1  red pepper
• 16  ounces  frozen mixed vegetables
• 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
• 1  g  sazon goya
• 2  tablespoons  goya  sofrito sauce
• 2  cups frozen spinach
• 1⁄2 cup rice
• 2  tablespoons peanut butter
• 1  tablespoon sugar

Directions

1. fill pot with hot water add dry lentils, rice salt, pepper, sofrito, zazon and cook in medium heat or crock pot for 40 minutes or until lentils and rice are soft.
2. add more water if it decreased and salt if needed.
3. Add peanut butter, tomatoe sauce, sugar, stir fry peppers, mixed vegetables, and spinach and cook for 10 minutes.