Spicy Lentil and Pepper Sauce for Pasta or Rice

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onions chopped
• 2 Cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup green bell peppers chopped
• 1 large tomatoes diced
• 1 cup vegetable juice cocktail
• 1 cup lentils pre-cooked
• 2 each hot chili peppers cooked
• 1 pinch basil

1. In a deep pot, saut onions, garlic, and peppers in heated olive oil.
2. Stir often.
3. Cover and reduce heat to low, add tomato and juice, and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add cooked lentils and seasonings (including chilies).
5. Heat thoroughly before serving.
6. If the mixture seems too dry at any time, add a few spoonfuls of water.
7. Serve sauce over cooked pasta or brown rice.

olive oil, onions, garlic, green bell peppers, tomatoes, vegetable juice cocktail, lentils pre, hot chili peppers, basil

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/spicy-lentil-pepper-sauce-for-p-41384 (may not work)