Description
A hearty and nutritious soup featuring lentils, sausage, and spinach, perfect for a cozy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 small onion
- 1 carrot, diced very small
- 2 stalks celery, diced very small
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T minced garlic (from a jar, use less if fresh garlic)
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. Spike seasoning
- 14 oz. pre-cooked chicken or turkey sausage
- 14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup brown lentils
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup cauliflower rice
- 5 oz. chopped fresh spinach
- 2 T balsamic vinegar
- Parmesan cheese to add at the table (optional)
Instructions
- Chop the sausage into pieces about 1/4 – 1/2 inch wide.
- Dice onion, carrot, and celery into small pieces.
- Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot, add veggies and sauté until starting to soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add garlic, thyme, and Spike seasoning and cook about 2 minutes.
- Then add sausage pieces and cook about 3 minutes more.
- Add lentils, canned tomatoes, chicken broth, and salt and pepper to taste to the soup pot.
- Cook over low heat until lentils are soft, about one hour.
- Add frozen cauliflower rice and cook about 30 minutes more.
- Chop spinach if needed and add to the soup pot and cook 20-30 minutes more.
- Stir in balsamic vinegar and simmer about 5 minutes.
- Serve the Lentil Sausage Spinach Soup hot, with Parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
- The chicken broth quantity can be adjusted based on desired soup thickness.
- This soup can be made ahead and reheated, flavors may enhance over time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Soups
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 50mg