Lentil Sausage Soup
Cuisine: Soup
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Serves: 6-8 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. Italian sausage
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 8 cups beef broth
  • 1½ cups dried lentils
  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. salt + more to taste
  • 1 tsp. ground dried thyme
  • 2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional, for extra heat)
  • 4-5 cups chopped leafy greens of choice (I love mustard greens in this recipe but spinach will also work)
Instructions
  1. Place sausage in a large pot and brown, breaking into smaller pieces as it cooks.
  2. Once browned, add olive oil, celery, onion, garlic, and carrots and cook until tender.
  3. Add beef broth, lentils, sweet potato, tomatoes, salt, thyme, Italian seasoning, pepper, and red pepper flakes (if using). Simmer for about 20-30 minutes until lentils and sweet potato are tender.
  4. Add greens by the handful and stir until wilted.
  5. Enjoy!
Recipe by For the Love of Gourmet at https://fortheloveofgourmet.com/lentil-sausage-soup/