Sausage Lentil Soup Mix Ingredients:
Green and red lentils, rice, onions, carrots, celery, leeks, paprika and herbs. No added salt, preservatives or MSG.
Allergen Information: Gluten-Free
Recipe Additions:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound mild Italian sausage
12 cups beef broth
2 to 3 medium zucchini, diced
1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes
1 cup red wine
Sausage Lentil Soup Recipe Directions:
- Crumble and brown sausage in oil in a 6 or 8 quart pot.
- Rinse, drain and pick over lentils.
- Add lentils, vegetable packet and broth to pot.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, add zucchini after 30 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and wine to soup.
- Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Inventive Soup Recipe Variations:
For variation, a box of frozen, chopped spinach may be substituted for the zucchini! This is a beautiful country supper!
Crock Pot/Slow Cooker Recipe Directions:
- In large skillet crumble and brown sausage in oil, stir in contents of seasoning packet.
- Transfer to bowl of slow cooker and add broth. (May start soup night before and cover and refrigerate overnight.)
- Rinse, drain and pick over lentils, place into slow cooker and stir well.
- Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.
- Add tomatoes, zucchini and wine and continue on HI 1 hour.
*This soup takes less than 2 hours to make on the stove, so the crock pot may not offer much convenience. |
