Crunch Stew

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils (I use green)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 carrots, cut in half lengthwise, then chopped crosswise
• 3 small potatoes, chopped in 1 inch pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• cooking oil (any type you prefer)
• 1 (24 ounce) canwhole tomatoes with juice, chopped (or any tomatoes of equivalent size or weight)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• dried parsley flakes (to taste)