{"id":5660,"date":"2026-06-02T10:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=5660"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:42:49","slug":"natural-morphine-lentil-veggie-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/natural-morphine-lentil-veggie-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Morphine Lentil &#038; Veggie Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Natural Morphine Lentil &amp; Veggie Stew<\/h1>\n<p>A hearty, comforting lentil and vegetable stew packed with wholesome ingredients. The nickname &#8220;Natural Morphine&#8221; comes from its warm, soothing qualities that make it perfect for cozy meals.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup dried brown or green lentils, rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, peeled and chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 medium potato, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 zucchini, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14 oz \/ 400 g) diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>6 cups vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon turmeric<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>2 cups fresh spinach or kale<\/li>\n<li>Juice of \u00bd lemon<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery, and cook for 5\u20136 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>Add the lentils, potato, zucchini, diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, cumin, paprika, turmeric, thyme, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30\u201335 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the spinach or kale and cook for another 3\u20135 minutes until wilted.<\/li>\n<li>Add the lemon juice and adjust the seasoning if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra protein, add chickpeas or white beans.<\/li>\n<li>For a spicy kick, add a pinch of red pepper flakes.<\/li>\n<li>This stew tastes even better the next day after the flavors have melded together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 40 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 55 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural Morphine Lentil &amp; Veggie Stew A hearty, comforting lentil and vegetable stew packed with wholesome ingredients. The nickname &#8220;Natural&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5662,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5660\/revisions\/5662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}