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Carrabbas sausage and lentil soup

Carrabba's Sausage and Lentil Copycat Soup

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Italian sausage mild or hot, casings removed
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 large carrots diced
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 1 1/2 cups dried lentils rinsed and picked over
  • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups fresh spinach roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Method
 

  1. Cook sausage in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high about 8 minutes, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through; drain excess fat if needed.
  2. Cook onion, carrots, and celery with sausage 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften.
  3. Add garlic, oregano, basil, and optional pepper flakes; cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Stir in lentils, tomatoes with juice, and broth.
  5. Boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30-35 minutes until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally.
  6. Add spinach; cook 2-3 minutes until wilted and season with salt and pepper.
  7. Ladle into bowls; top with fresh Parmesan and serve with crusty Italian bread.