Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Susan's Spinach Lentil Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Susan's Spinach Lentil Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Susan's Spinach Lentil Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Susan's Spinach Lentil Soup are:

6 oz smoked chicken sausage
1 cup onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 t. fennel seed
1/2 t. red pepper flakes (opt)
1 lb. dry lentils, picked over and rinsed
3 T. chicken soup base or bouillon
2 qts water
1 10oz boxes frozen chopped spinach
Parmesian cheese for garnish.

Here is how you make Susan's Spinach Lentil Soup:

Sayte' sausage, onion, and garlic in a Dutch oven. Add fennel and red pepper flakes and stir. Stir in soup base and dry lentils and toss until everything is coated. Add water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 to 45 mins. or until lentils are tender. Add spinach and cook an additional 10minutes to heat through. Sprinkle with Parmesian cheese, if desired.Makes 8 - 1 1/2 cup servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FLOWERFIELD1.

The nutritional information for Susan's Spinach Lentil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 115.2

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 14.2 mg
• Sodium: 637.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
• Protein: 9.0 g