Chunky Sausage Lentil Soup Recipe

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Lentils are an inexpensive but nutritious power food, and these days, a hot, filling and flavorful family meal at a great price is a real comfort. My husband just loves this soup and it freezes well. —Donna Scarano, East Hanover, New Jersey

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Chunky Sausage Lentil Soup Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Cook: 40 min.
  • Yield: 10 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 8 cups water
  • 1 package (16 ounces) dried lentils, rinsed
  • 1 package (19-1/2 ounces) Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed and crumbled
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
  • 1 medium red potato, diced
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
  • Salad croutons, optional

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, bring water and lentils to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 18-22 minutes or until lentils are tender. Drain.
  • In a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, onions, celery and carrots over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer.
  • Stir in the broth, tomatoes, potato, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potato is tender. Stir in lentils; heat through. Serve with croutons if desired. Yield: 10 servings (3-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups (calculated without croutons) equals 314 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 681 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 17 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Chunky Sausage Lentil Soup in Healthy Cooking February/March 2012, p33

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Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2012 by Pinstripes

I halved everything, and used leftover turkey chopped up. Still was awesome and easy.

Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2012 by mjlouk

This was pretty good. My picky kids would not eat it, but DH and I liked it. It made a ton of soup. I'm going to try freezing some of it.

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2012 by kchuff13

This was so easy to put together and tasted great. I'll definitely make it again.

 
 

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