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Soup: Creole Sausage and Lentil Soup




Source of Recipe


Tone's


Recipe Introduction


Spicy sausage soup chases the chill away!


List of Ingredients




1 cup dry lentils, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons dehydrated minced onion
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 bay leaf
5 cups water
1 pound precooked spicy link sausage, sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 cans (15 ounces each) diced tomatoes
1 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon salt


Recipe



Combine lentils, onion, garlic powder, bay leaf and water in 3-quart saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Add sausage, tomatoes, celery, green pepper and salt; simmer an additional 15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Remove bay leaf. Serve hot.

SERVES 8

Nutrition information per serving (1/8th of recipe): calories 288; total fat 15 g; saturated fat 5 g; cholesterol 44 mg; sodium 962 mg; total carbohydrate 21 g; dietary fiber 7 g; protein 18 g