Vegan Picadillo Lentil Stew with Peppers and Green Olives

This Vegan Picadillo Lentil Stew is a delicious meatless dish with a hint of chocolate and just a touch of spiciness. And this tasty recipe is also low-glycemic, gluten-free, and South Beach Diet friendly. Use the Recipes-by-Diet-Type Index to find more recipes like this one.

My nephew Jake has been cooking with me for the blog since 2011, and this Vegan Picadillo Lentil Stew with Sweet Bell Peppers and Green

Olives is still one of his favorite recipes out of all the recipes we've tried together. We first spotted the recipe in The South Beach Diet Super Quick Cookbook, and I loved the sound of a stew with lentils, sweet bell peppers, green olives, onion, garlic, chile powder and a hint of cocoa powder.

Then when we tried the recipe Jake and I kicked it up a little, adding oregano, some canned tomatoes, a bit of Green Tabasco Sauce and extra  green olives.  We ate this with a generous shake of green Tobasco, and it made a satisfying meatless dish that we loved from the very first bite. 
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