Ham and Lentil Soup Recipe

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This actually is a combination of two soup recipes I came across and adapted. I often serve it for Sunday dinner, making enough so there are leftovers for my husband's lunch thermos. He's a bricklayer and regularly works outside during winter. We're the parents of three children—17, 16 and 11.

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Ham and Lentil Soup Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 2 hours 10 min.

Yield: 10-12 Servings

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Ingredients

1 meaty ham bone
6 cups water
1-1/4 cups dried lentils, rinsed
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 to 3 carrots, sliced
2 celery ribs, sliced
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon pepper
12 ounces bulk Johnsonville® Ground Sausage, cooked and drained
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In a Dutch oven, bring ham bone and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
Remove ham bone. To broth, add the lentils, tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until lentils and vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, remove ham from bone; coarsely chop. Add the ham, sausage and parsley to soup; heat through. Yield: 10-12 servings (3 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 173 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 355 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Ham and Lentil Soup in Country Woman March/April 1994, p29