Italian Sausage Lentil Soup

Marie's Note:

This makes the most awesome lentil soup. Great for the soon to come cold weather and goes together quickly.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 medium onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 3 garlic cloves
• 8 baby carrots
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• 16 ounces lentils
• salt and pepper
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• drizzle olive oil

Directions:

1. Place onion, celery, garlic and carrots in food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
2. Saute the veggies in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
3. Remove sausage from casings and crumble.
4. Add sausage to vegetables and saute until no longer pink.
5. Rinse lentils and add to pot.
6. Add broth, water and seasonings and bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, stirring often.
8. If soup becomes too thick, add more broth.
9. Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
10. When done, drizzle with olive oil, stir and serve.

Reviews

[Kim of MS]

This was a great recipe!!! I'm not sure why nobody has rated it. I did only a few minor changes. I didn't feel like being in the kitchen hovering so I put this in a crock pot and cooked it all day on low. I did add about 1/2 tsp curry and 1/2 tsp cumin and added the 3 cups of water as the broth cooked down (I didn't have the space to add the water initially). It was a great hit!! A nice change from the usual "Ham and Lentil" recipes that everyone seems to have. Thanks for sharing Marie