Dom Deluise'S Vegetable Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 onions, sliced
4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 celery ribs, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
2 cups frozen peas
1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano
8 leaves fresh basil, coarsely chopped
10 -12 mushrooms, quartered
pepper

Preparation

In a large pan, gently heat the oil, add the garlic and onions. Saute for a few minutes.
Then add the carrots and celery, potatoes, both kinds of tomatoes, pepper, oregano and basil; cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until the carrots and potatoes are just tender. (NOTE: Mine took about an hour).
Then add mushrooms and peas and allow the stew to cook for 5 minutes more.