Harvest Stew

Hey, 'tis the season for all things soupy and stewy. So here's another one!

In your crockpot (I LOVE my crockpot!)toss in:
2c water
4c chicken stock
1c carrots, sliced
1c celery, chopped semi-fine
3 cloves garlic
1/2 onion, diced
1/2lb. (2 cups) chicken, cooked & chopped
1/2 (small) can tomato paste
3 potatoes, diced (skin on or off, you decide)
1-2 cups chickpeas
1 1/2c Harvest Stew mix
*I get the harvest stew mix at one of our local farm markets. It is a mixture of red and green lentils, wild and brown rice, split green and yellow peas. You can pretty much just make up a combination of any or all of these things and throw it in. It's a very forgiving stew.
salt and pepper to taste

Keep in crockpot on high 4-6 hours or low for 8-10 hours.
This would be easily made into a vegetarian stew by leaving out the animal products.
Great with crusty bread and butter for dipping!