Vegetable soup w/Chicken Sausage
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil1 large onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced2 stalks of celery, chopped3 carrots, sliced2 Italian Chicken Sausage links (I used Paul Sorvino)8 cups water1/2 cup red lentils (green or brown lentils would work too)1/2 cup red quinoa (white would work too)2 medium potatoes, peeled & chopped1 10 oz package frozen kale (about 1 cup cooked chopped kale)1 small can Yellow Sweet Corn, drained & rinsed1 can red kidney beans, drained & rinsed1 28 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
Makes 8 2-cup servings
This is a thick soup that makes a meal.
Heat stock pot, add oil & chopped onion. Saute until glassy.
Add chopped celery & minced garlic.
Take sausage meat out of the casings and break up. Saute in pan with onions, celery & garlic, breaking up the sausage and stirring as it browns.
Add water, sliced carrots, chopped potatoes, lentils and quinoa.
Thaw the kale in the microwave (if frozen), add to stock pot.
Boil for 20-25 minutes
Drain and rinse the kidney beans and corn, add to stock pot. Add large can of diced tomatoes.
Add seasonings if desired. I used about 1 Tbsp of Emerils Southwest.
Soup is even better 2nd day. Freezes well.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANNEROUSSEAU.
This is a thick soup that makes a meal.
Heat stock pot, add oil & chopped onion. Saute until glassy.
Add chopped celery & minced garlic.
Take sausage meat out of the casings and break up. Saute in pan with onions, celery & garlic, breaking up the sausage and stirring as it browns.
Add water, sliced carrots, chopped potatoes, lentils and quinoa.
Thaw the kale in the microwave (if frozen), add to stock pot.
Boil for 20-25 minutes
Drain and rinse the kidney beans and corn, add to stock pot. Add large can of diced tomatoes.
Add seasonings if desired. I used about 1 Tbsp of Emerils Southwest.
Soup is even better 2nd day. Freezes well.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANNEROUSSEAU.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 304.3
- Total Fat: 6.7 g
- Cholesterol: 17.5 mg
- Sodium: 701.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 50.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.4 g
- Protein: 13.8 g