Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cups dry lentils
- Large (14-oz.) can stewed tomatoes
- 8 cups canned chicken or vegetable broth
How to Make Sausage and Lentil Soup
Step1
In a heavy frying pan, brown the Italian sausages in olive oil. Cut the sausage into bite-size pieces.
Step2
Rinse and sort the lentils. While the sausages fry, combine the lentils, tomatoes and broth in a large cooking pot. Bring to a boil.
Step3
Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and add it to the pot. Reduce heat to simmer and cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid.
Step4
Simmer until the lentils are soft, which will be about one hour. Check on the soup after 30 minutes; if the soup becomes too thick during cooking, add a small amount of water.
Step5
Serve hot with crusty white bread and butter.
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