Sausage and Lentil Soup

This Sausage and Lentil Soup is a healthy, delicious meal that is so comforting. It is easy to make but has so much flavor. Serve it with your favorite toast or biscuit for the perfect meal.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword gluten free, healthy, soup

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Servings servings

Calories 532kcal

Author Sara

Ingredients

1 Tbls Avocado Oil
1 lb Mild Ground Italian Sausage
1 Yellow Onion diced
2 Stalks Celery diced
2 Carrots peeled and diced
2 Cloves of Garlic minced
2 Tbls Tomato Paste
2 cups Dried Brown Lentils
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
6 cups Chicken Broth
2 Tbls Grated Parmesan
2 Tbls Fresh Parsley

Instructions

Heat the oil over medium/high heat in a large soup pot or dutch oven
Add in the ground Italian sausage and sauté for 5-7 minutes, until mostly cooked through
Add in the tomato paste, onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Sauté another 5 minutes, so the veggies can soften a bit
Add the lentils, Italian seasoning, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cover and let cook for 30-35 minutes, the lentils should be tender but not mushy
Remove from heat and taste for seasoning, add salt and pepper to taste (salt level will depend on brand of sausage used and chicken broth)
Top with fresh grated Parmesan and fresh chopped parsley and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe Note

I use dried brown lentils for this recipe, you could also use dried green. I do not recommend using black French lentils for this recipe, they do not cook the same and will not have the right consistency.

You can use spicy ground Italian sausage in this recipe if you like a kick. If you can't find ground sausage, you can use Italian sausage links and just remove the casings.

You can store this soup in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge.

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