Crock Pot Lentil Beef Soup

• 3 lbs beef tips
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 lb lentils, picked over & rinsed
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled & diced
• 2 celery hearts, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 6 -7 cups chicken broth, low sodium
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon curry
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash cayenne

1. Combine beef tips with flour in the crock pot.
2. Add remaining ingredients & mix together.
3. Cook on High for 6 hours.
4. **To change it to a thicker consistency, which I prefer, take 4-6 cups without the meat (2 cups at a time) and blend in a food processor or with a hand blender.
5. Cook on low for an additional hour.
6. Serve with Honey Cornbread #270877.

beef tips, flour, lentils, onion, carrots, celery, red bell pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken broth, thyme, oregano, cumin, curry, salt, pepper, cayenne

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-lentil-beef-soup-441107 (may not work)