Subj : Freezable Soups - 75 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Mar 19 2023 12:57:35 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Chunky Sausage Lentil Soup Categories: Vegetables, Pork, Beef, Potatoes, Herbs Yield: 10 servings 8 c Water 16 oz Bag dried lentils; rinsed 20 oz Italian bulk sausage; - crumbled 2 md Onions; chopped 2 Celery ribs; chopped 2 md Carrots; in 1/4" slices 6 cl Garlic; minced 43 1/2 oz (3 can) beef broth 28 oz Crushed tomatoes 1 md Red potato; diced 1 1/2 ts Dried thyme 1 1/2 ts Coarse ground pepper Salad croutons; opti In a large saucepan, bring water and lentils to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 18-22 minutes or until lentils are tender. Drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, onions, celery and carrots over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in the broth, tomatoes, potato, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potato is tender. Stir in lentils; heat through. Serve with croutons if desired. Donna Scarano, East Hanover, New Jersey Makes 10 servings (3-1/2 quarts) RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Get the facts first - you can distort them later! --- MultiMail/Win * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .