Lentil Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato juice
3 cups water
1 cup dried lentils
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 cup whole corn
2 small zucchini, chopped

Preparation

Heat onion, chili powder, salt, garlic and tomato juice to boiling in a 3 quart saucepan, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in water, lentils, tomatoes and chilies, breaking up tomatoes. Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Stir in corn. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in zucchini. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until lentils and zucchini are tender.