Lentil soup with sausage and greens

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4Turkey Italian-style sausages; hot or mild 1
1tablespoonOlive oil; finely
1mediumOnion chopped
1Clove garlic; minced
1largeCarrot; finely chopped
1cupLentils
1can(15 oz) chicken broth
4cupsWater
1can(15 oz) stewed tomatoes; undrained
½teaspoonDried thyme; crushed
1teaspoonDried rosemary; crushed
4smallsRed potatoes; 1/2 inch pieces
2cupsKale or collards; chopped

Directions

1. Put the sausages in a soup pan with the olive oil; brown on all sides over medium heat. Cover the pan and cook, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Pierce the sausages and let them drain a bit in the pan, then remove and set aside. When cool enough to handle, cut into thin slices.

2. Put the onion, garlic and carrot into the pan and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the lentils, broth, water, tomatoes, thyme and rosemary. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes.

3. Add the potatoes and continue cooking the soup, covered, 20 minutes.

Stir occasionally.

4. Stir in the sausage and greens. Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes.

NOTES : Developed by CeCe Sullivan of The Seattle Times food staff. MC formatted 2/25/97 by MsRooby@...

Recipe by: Seattle Times ⅛/97 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #956 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Dec 13, 1997