Italian Lentil Sausage Soup

Name: Italian Lentil Sausage Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Lentils a 16oz bag; Olive Oil 1 tbsp; Carrots raw 1.5 cup chopped; Celery raw 1.5 cup diced; Leeks 2 cup (or use one medium sweet onion); Ground Chicken Sausage 8 oz (or use 2 raw links basil is good!); Cumin seed 1 tsp (ground cumin actually); Thyme ground 1 tsp; Garlic 2 clove (or more); Chicken Broth 6-8 cups (u may need more depending on how thick you like it this is pretty thick); Red Ripe Tomatoes 3 medium whole (or use 2 TB of tomato paste); (optional to add a bay leaf with broth)

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 120

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

Lentils, a 16oz bagOlive Oil, 1 tbspCarrots, raw, 1.5 cup, choppedCelery, raw, 1.5 cup, dicedLeeks, 2 cup (or use one medium sweet onion)Ground Chicken Sausage, 8 oz (or use 2 raw links, basil is good!)Cumin seed, 1 tsp (ground cumin actually)Thyme, ground, 1 tspGarlic, 2 clove (or more)Chicken Broth, 6-8 cups (u may need more, depending on how thick you like it, this is pretty thick)Red Ripe Tomatoes, 3 medium whole (or use 2 TB of tomato paste)(optional to add a bay leaf with broth)

Directions

Brown and crumble raw meat (out of casing) with some oil, use same pot to add chopped veggies and herbs/spices for about 5 minutes then add liquid.

Boil, then reduce to simmer for about 2 hours, half covered 1 hour, then uncovered until right thickness.

Serving Size: makes about 6 2-cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAGEYANN.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

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