Easy LentilSausage Soup

Satisfying lentil and sausage soup with lots of flavor and dreamed up by a 6-year-old

Easy Lentil-Sausage Soup Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1?? pounds sausage links, cut into bite-sized pieces

• 2 medium carrots, chopped

• 2 stalks celery, chopped

• medium onion, chopped

• 2 cloves garlic, chopped

• 1 pound brown lentils

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes

• 2 quarts chicken stock

• 2 large bay leaves

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

How to Make Easy Lentil-Sausage Soup

1. Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove sausage from the pot, leaving browned bits and drippings in the pot. Add carrots, celery, and onion. Cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in lentils and tomatoes and stir for a few times.

2. Pour in chicken stock and return sausage to the pot. Stir to mix and add bay leaves.

3. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Easy Lentil-Sausage Soup Nutritions

• Calories: 396.7 calories

• Carbohydrate: 41 g

• Cholesterol: 51.8 mg

• Fat: 13.5 g

• Fiber: 18.8 g

• Protein: 26.7 g

• SaturatedFat: 3.4 g

• ServingSize:

• Sodium: 1214.4 mg

• Sugar: 5.3 g

• TransFat:

• UnsaturatedFat: