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Lentil Soup With Italian Sausage

Here's how you make Lentil Soup With Italian Sausage
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound sausage (hot Italian sausage links fully cooked then cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
  • 1 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 pound parsnips (2 parsnips, peeled and chopped)
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 pound lentils (dry, brown)
  • 3 quarts chicken broth
  • 1 package (5 ounce) spinach leaves
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large pot over medium high heat add the oil and then cook the sausage until browned (5 minutes), stirring occasionally. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a bowl.

  • Step 2: Stir in vegetables (onion - celery) and Italian seasoning, cooking until vegetables are soft (8-10 minutes).

  • Step 3: Stir in lentils and broth and bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until lentils are tender (20-30 minutes).

  • Step 4: Stir in sausage and cook another 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

  • Step 5: Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the spinach, cooking until spinach is wilted (3-5 minutes).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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