This week's food adventure is something simple, yet quite delicious. And, it makes a lot. so you can freeze some for later. This week we are making lentil soup with Italian sausage!
Ingredients:
1 lb. Italian sausage a handful of fresh parsley, chopped
1 lb. dried lentils 2 carrots, sliced
1 large yellow onion, diced 3 cloves of garlic
2 chicken bouillon cubes 24 oz. can diced tomatoes
2-3 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. fennel seeds
2. Once the Italian sausage is thoroughly browned, add eight cups of water, lentils and the remainder of the ingredients. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer 30 minutes, adding water if needed.
Notes:
* We accidentally picked up chicken Italian sausage. It was still quite good.
* We added about two teaspoons of fennel seeds because the sausage we were using did not have any that was noticeable. If the Italian sausage you choose to use has more of that flavor, you may want to use less than listed above.
* Ordinarily I would have celery in this dish, but I forgot to pick it up at the store. I am kind of glad as that may have made the dish a little too salty.
Reviews:
Sandy's rating: 4.75 stars
Soup is good food! This dish is hearty, delicious, and satisfies both the belly and the soul. I'm glad it makes so much. It's a good, simple dinner and fairly healthy, too.
Tony's rating: I give it a strong 4.5 stars. I love the lentils and the chicken sausage was perfect. Not your mom's chicken soup.
Cost to make: about $11.00
lentils - $1.44
chicken Italian sausage - $6.19
diced tomatoes - $1.63
onion - $1.59
2 carrots - .69/bag
Everything else was already in the kitchen!
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