| | Your favorite ff sauteeing liquid |
| 1/2 | lg | Onion, diced |
| 1 | md | Red or green bell pepper, diced |
| 2 | | Stalks celery, diced |
| 2 | | Cloves garlic, minced or pressed |
| 2 | lg | Carrots, diced |
| 2 | md | Red potatoes, skins on, diced |
| 3/4 | c | Lentils, rinsed well and drained |
| 1 | | Brocolli stems, peeled and diced (up to 2) |
| 3/4 | c | Frozen corn (up to 1) |
| 1/2 | | Chipotle pepper (dried not canned) crushed (OPTIONAL) |
| 1 | cn | (32-oz) V-8 juice (sodium reduced works fine) |
| | Salt and pepper to taste |
| | Water or a lightly-flavored vegetable broth |
| | Vecon or other concentrated vegetable bullion (OPTIONAL) |
