Sausage And Lentil Soup I Made It Ii

Sausage and Lentil Soup

Cosmicmother 5 years ago
Made December 11th/2018
Sausage And Lentil Soup by Gnoeou

Wow! This soup is super delicious, I love it!!
I only had 2 19oz cans of stewed tomatoes with Italian herbs in it. (The recipe calls for 2 14.5oz cans of whole tomatoes) So that might have helped add more flavor. And boy was it spicy with the Hot Italian sausages in there, but the kids still ate it and liked it too!
I added the seasonings and herbs to the pan when sautéing the vegetables, as I find that wakes the spices up rather than just adding it to a pot of liquid. And I used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth as that's all I had at home.
Since my cans of tomatoes were larger by 9 oz, I only used 7 cups of broth and it worked out perfectly. I didn't even have to adjust any seasonings at the end of cooking, it was perfect! This is going into my regular dinner rotation for sure! And such a delicious way to eat my lentils! :)
So hearty, satisfying and belly warming!

The first pic is of the soup before pureeing a 1/3rd of it, the second is after pureeing. It did get a lot thicker after pureeing some of it, like the texture of chili. Not the most appetizing photos, but trust me it's super delicious! :)
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DIZ3 5 years ago said:

Nice photos, Cosmicmother! It does look a lot like chili. Nothing like a warm, hearty bowl of soup this time of year.

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LindaLMT 5 years ago said:

Great photos Shona!! Looks warm and hearty and ideal with a good piece of crusty bread. Lentil soups are not the prettiest looking soups even though they sure are tasty.

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks Diz, my husband said it tasted like chili, but it only has Italian seasonings in it...I guess you could call it an Italian "chili"...Lol ;)

Thanks Linda! I was thinking the same thing last night, I wish I had some crusty bread to go with it! The soup is very filling though so I guess I didn't "need it" but it would have been nice. I did top it with parmesan cheese though, and it was yummy! ;)

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eastcoaster 5 years ago said:

What a lovely looking bowl of soup Shona, great photo../ saved.

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks Manella! :)

I forgot to mention above that I did not use all the black pepper called for, just a few turns of the pepper mill. I also used green lentils which are a little peppery too. :)

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mommyluvs2cook 5 years ago said:

Yummy Shona, looks great!! I haven't cooked with lentils in forever, I'll have to bookmark this to make soon, Caiden LOVES any form of sausage and I know he'd like a bowl of this :)

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks Michelle! My daughter loves sausage in any form too! She kept saying how good this smelled while cooking and she couldn't wait to try it. :)

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