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Lentil soup w/Italian sausage takes several minutes to prepare.

Lentil soup w/Italian sausage takes several minutes to cook.

Lentil soup w/Italian sausage makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Lentil soup w/Italian sausage are:

1 package (10 oz) Spinach, fresh
3 link, 5/lb Italian Sausage, pork
2 medium Carrots, raw
6 cup Soup, chicken broth, canned, less/reduced sodium
1 cup diced Potato, raw
1 cup, chopped Onions, raw
2 clove Garlic
1 cup Lentils
1 T Italian seasoning

Here is how you make Lentil soup w/Italian sausage:

Heat large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl. Add onion, carrots, potatoes, and Italian seasoning blend 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 spinach. Cook until spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes.Serving Size: 4 servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IMISHLA.

The nutritional information for Lentil soup w/Italian sausage is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 327.8

• Total Fat: 14.5 g
• Cholesterol: 51.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,521.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 22.2 g