Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2              large  onions -- chopped
  3              large  carrots -- grated
  2              drops  shallots -- minced
  2        tablespoons  garlic -- minced
  1           teaspoon  olive oil
     1/4           cup  dry white wine
  2               cups  canned tomatoes -- stewed, undrained
  2               cans  chicken broth -- (10-1/2 oz ea.)
  1                can  beef broth
  4               cups  water
  3             slices  bacon
                        - cook crisp -- drain and crumble
  1              pound  lentils -- rinse & drain
                        salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

In a Dutch oven casserole, saute together first 5 ingredients, until onions are transparent. Add the wine and simmer the mixture, until liquid is reduced by half. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer soup, with lid slightly ajar, for about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until lentils are very tender. Add a little broth if soup is too thick.

Nutritional Information:

269 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (9% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 2mg Cholesterol; 498mg Sodium