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This is a rich soup my daughter prefers to call a stew than a soup. Made from WIC ingredients for mom and baby in the second half of the first year.

2 lbs red or fingerling potatoes
1/4 lb carrots (WIC)
5 or so celery stalks (WIC)
2 onions (WIC)
1 bunch radishes with greens (WIC)
1/3 bag lentils, rinsed (WIC)
1 can prepared red or kidney beans or 1/3 bag beans, pre-cooked to desired texture (WIC)
1 48 ounce bottle of V8 (WIC)
Water or broth
2 jars babyfood carrots (WIC)
2 jars babyfood squash (WIC)
1 jar babyfood green beans (WIC)
1 jar babyfood peas (WIC)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground thyme
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

You'll need a large stock pot. Chop the vegies into whatever size piece appeals to you, from diced to large chunks. I prefer large chunks myself. You'll need enough potatoes to fill the bottom fourth to third of the pot. Top with the carrots, celery, onions, radishes (chop the radish greens in there, too), the lentils, and the beans. Pour over with the V8. Add the jars of babyfood, then refill the V8 bottle with water, and use to fill the pot to within two or three inches of the top. Add the seasonings.

Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Cook until the vegies are soft. I cover my pot so that it will heat faster.

Great with homemade bread. Reheats wonderfully. Baby can eat the soft vegies as finger food. I add red pepper to my own bowl.