Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a Crockpot and cook for 8-10 hours on medium or low heat, or 4-5 hours on high heat.

Remove bay leaves before serving.

Note: The flavor of this stew improves with time. For best results, prepare stew one to three days before serving.

Also, if added salt is desired, add salt at the end of cooking time-adding salt too soon can toughen the seed coats on the lentils.

MY VERSION [Karen Ferner]:
(I boil the beans for 15 minutes and then add everything else. I do it on top of the stove and cook for 2 hours. The beans were still hard when I cooked it in the crock pot, yuch!)

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