Grandmas Italian Sausage And Lentil Soup Food

ITALIAN SAUSAGE LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Place onion, celery, garlic and carrots in food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Saute the veggies in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Remove sausage from casings and crumble.
• Add sausage to vegetables and saute until no longer pink.
• Rinse lentils and add to pot.
• Add broth, water and seasonings and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, stirring often.
• If soup becomes too thick, add more broth.
• Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
• When done, drizzle with olive oil, stir and serve.

SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a 5 quart or larger stock pot or cast iron dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Remove any casings from your sausage if they are in links and add to the pan. Cook, breaking up the meat until no pink remains. About 7 minutes. Do not drain the fat.
• Add all remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 1 hour or until the lentils soften. Serve warm with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, broth, lentils, carrot, green pepper, oregano, basil and, if desired, pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until lentils are almost tender. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until lentils are tender. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Serve with rice.

LENTIL AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large pot. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Add onion, celery and chopped garlic, and saute until tender and translucent. Stir in lentils, carrot, water, chicken broth and tomatoes. Season with garlic powder, parsley, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover, and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until lentils are tender.
• Stir in pasta, and cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until pasta is tender.

ITALIAN SAUSAGES WITH LENTILS

Steps:

• For the lentils:
• Put 2 to 3 tablespoons of the oil into a good-sized saucepan (and one that has a lid that fits) on the heat and when it's warm, add the chopped onion. Sprinkle with salt (which helps prevent its browning) and cook over low to medium heat until soft (about 5 minutes). Add the lentils, stir well and then cover generously with cold water. Bring to the boil, then cover and let simmer gently for 1/2 an hour or so until cooked and most, if not all, the liquid's absorbed. I don't add salt at this stage since the sauce provided by the sausages later (and which will be poured over the lentils) will be pretty salty itself. So, wait and taste. And remember, you can of course cook the lentils in advance.
• Anyway, when either the lentils are nearly ready or you're about to reheat them, put a heavy-based frying pan on the burner, cover with a film of oil and add the bruised garlic. Cook for a few minutes then add and brown the sausages. When the sausages are brown on both sides - which won't take more than 5 minutes or so - throw in the wine and water and let bubble up. Cover the pan, either with a lid or aluminum foil, and cook for about 15 minutes. Using a fork, mash the now-soft garlic into the sauce and taste for seasoning, adding a little more water if it's too strong.
• Remove the lentils to a shallowish bowl or dish (I evacuate the sausages from their cooking pan, plonk the lentils in, then proceed) then cover with the sausages and their garlicky, winey gravy. Sprinkle over some flat-leaf parsley.

LENTIL SOUP WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned (5 minutes), stirring occasionally. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a bowl.
• Stir in vegetables (onion - celery) and Italian seasoning; cook stirring until vegetables soften (8-10 minutes).
• Stir in lentils and the broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until lentils are tender (20-30 minutes).
• Stir in sausage and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in spinach, cooking until spinach is wilted (3-5 minutes).