Easy Sausage Lentil Soup Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 yellow onion

  chopped
• 2 garlic cloves

  minced
• 3 carrots

  chopped
• 3 celery stalks

  chopped
• 1 pound Italian sausage
• 4 cups water
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups dry lentils

  green or brown, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2-3 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
• Parmesan or mozzarella cheese
• crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

• 1 Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the
  onion, carrots, and celery; saute for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the vegetables
  begin to soften. Add the sausage and brown, breaking it up into bite-size pieces
  as it cooks. Then add the garlic, and saute another minute.
• 2 Into the soup pot, add the water, broth, dry lentils, thyme, cumin, and tomato
  paste; season with salt and pepper as needed. Bring the soup to a boil; reduce
  the heat to a simmer and cover. Cook the soup for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the
  lentils are soft. Taste to adjust the seasoning and add the spinach leaves. Stir
  until the spinach has wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Ladle into bowls for serving.
  Garnish with Parmesan or mozzarella cheese and red pepper flakes to spice it up
  if desired.

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