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Ingredients
Servings:6
1lbbulk spicy pork sausage
1cupdried brown lentils
15ozcanned cannellini beans
32ozreduced-sodium chicken broth
1cupwater
14 1/2ozfire-roasted diced tomatoes
6cupfresh spinach
0crumbled goat cheese
Nutrition Facts
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Instructions
- 1
Brown the sausage
In a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat, cook and crumble the sausage until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain off any excess fat.
- 2
Add lentils and broth
Stir in the lentils, cannellini beans, chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer covered until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in the diced tomatoes and heat through.
- 3
Finish with spinach
Remove from heat and stir in the spinach until wilted, about 1 minute. Ladle into bowls and top with crumbled goat cheese if using.
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Spicy Sausage and Lentil Soup
Created by: BudgetBites
Prep Time: 5m
Cook Time: 45m
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb bulk spicy pork sausage
- 1 cup dried brown lentils
- 15 oz canned cannellini beans
- 32 oz reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 14 1/2 oz fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 6 cup fresh spinach
- 0 crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
- Brown the sausageIn a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat, cook and crumble the sausage until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain off any excess fat.
- Add lentils and brothStir in the lentils, cannellini beans, chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer covered until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in the diced tomatoes and heat through.
- Finish with spinachRemove from heat and stir in the spinach until wilted, about 1 minute. Ladle into bowls and top with crumbled goat cheese if using.
Notes & Tips
Comes out to roughly $2-$2.50 per serving depending on what sausage you grab — one of the better deals in the soup aisle. Brown lentils are cheap, filling, and pick up the sausage flavor well. Mild Italian sausage works if the spicy version is too much. The soup thickens up a lot the next day as the lentils keep absorbing liquid — just add a splash of broth to loosen it when reheating. Goat cheese is optional but adds a nice tangy contrast to the spicy sausage.