Hearty Lentil and Sausage Soup

Serves 6
Time 1 hr
Hearty Lentil and Sausage Soup

This robust one-pot dinner packs in lentils, sausage and plenty of vegetables, including mushrooms, spinach, onions and garlic. A loaf of crusty bread is the only accompaniment you need for a complete meal.

Ingredients

    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    2carrots, chopped
    1celery stalk, chopped
    1/2 mediumyellow onion, chopped
    2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
    1/2 poundsweet or hot Italian sausage, casings removed
    1/2 poundmixed mushrooms (such as white, cremini, shiitake, portobello and oyster), chopped
    1 cup(about 7 ounces) dried French or brown lentils, picked through and rinsed
    2 1/2 cupslow-sodium beef broth
    2 1/2 cupslow-sodium mushroom or chicken broth
    1 mediumtomato, chopped, juice reserved
    1 cupdry red wine
    crushed red chile flakes
    1/4 poundbaby spinach, roughly chopped
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    1 tablespoonchopped fresh thyme
    6 teaspoonsgrated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, for garnish

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Method

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.


Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes.


Add sausage and cook, breaking into small chunks, until it begins to brown.


Add mushrooms and continue to cook until mushrooms have released most of their liquid, about 3 minutes.


Add lentils, beef broth, mushroom broth, tomatoes and their juice, wine and chile flakes; cover the pot and bring to a boil.


Reduce heat and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.


Add spinach and salt and pepper, stir well and simmer until the spinach wilts, 1 to 2 minutes more; stir in thyme. Ladle soup into bowls and top with cheese.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

360

Total Fat

16g

Saturated Fat

5g

Cholesterol

30mg

Sodium

700mg

Total Carbohydrate

32g

Dietary Fiber

10g

Total Sugars

5g

Protein

18g

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