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Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale is for Soup.

Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale takes 25 minutes to cook.

Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale are:

1 lb Hot Italian sausage
1 large onion
2 stalks of celery
2 large carrots
2 1/3 cups of lentils
3 quarts (3 32 oz containers) chicken broth
Kale

Here is how you make Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale:

Put sausage in a large pot and cook until browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl. Add onion, carrots, celery, and Italian seasoning blend (if desired) to drippings in pot; cook until onion is translucent and vegetables begin to soften, stirring often, 7 to 8 minutes. Add lentils; stir to coat. Add 3 quarts broth. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally and adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if soup is too thick, 20 minutes.Add sausage to soup and simmer until vegetables are tender and flavors blend, 10 to 12 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in kale until wilted, bout 3 minutes.Serving Size: 8 main cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MANDERS1105.

The nutritional information for Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 285.4

• Total Fat: 14.3 g
• Cholesterol: 47.5 mg
• Sodium: 1,928.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
• Protein: 18.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup with Kale is Vegetarian