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Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup is for Soup.

Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup takes 50 minutes to cook.

Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup are:

6 cups water
1 16 oz bag of lentils or about 2 cups
1 kielbasa sausage link regular beef and pork or use what you like, diced or sliced
1 medium shallot minced
1 small onion chopped
1 cup carrot diced
1 cup celery diced
2 tsp garlic, minced ( can use less if you want)
2 Bay leaves
1tsp Smoky Paprika
1/2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 TBSP Olive Oil

Tabasco or hot sauce (optional)

Here is how you make Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup:

In a large pot over medium high heat add Olive Oil, onion, celery, and carrot. Saute for about 5 minutes. Add Sausage and continue to saute until the onions are soft. Add the garlic and shallots and saute for 1 minute being careful not to burn the garlic and shallots. Add the bay leaf, cumin, salt, pepper and paprika. Stir to evenly distribute all the seasonings. Add the lentils and the water and bring the whole thing up to a boil. When the water is boiling, lower the heat to simmer and cover. Cook for about 40 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Season with Tabasco or Hot Sauce if you like t;hings a bit spicy.serving Size = 1 cupmakes about 15 to 20 servingsNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARINAKAT88.

The nutritional information for Simple Sausage and Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 105.6

• Total Fat: 7.0 g
• Cholesterol: 15.2 mg
• Sodium: 257.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 5.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 5.0 g