Carrabbas Sausage And Lentil Soup Recipes

CARRABBA'S SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, sauté the onions, carrots, garlic, and celery with the salt in either butter or olive oil until the onions are translucent.
• Add the sausage and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks. Drain any excess oil from the pot.
• Add the chicken broth, Italian seasoning, diced tomatoes, and brown lentils.
• Cover with a lid and simmer for about 1 hour. You may want to add some additional water if too much evaporates during the cooking process.

CARRABBA'S SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Brown sausage; drain off fat.
• In a large pot combine all ingredients bring to boil.
• Reduce heat,cover.
• Simmer for about 1 hour or until lentils are tender. Add water if necessary, for desired consistency. I like to puree about 1 cup of the soup and add back to pot to give it a thicker consistency.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.

SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the first four ingredients and sauté them in a large pot with the oil. Sauté until tender.
• Remove vegetables from the pan and add the Italian sausage, removed from the casing, to the pan. Brown then drain off fat.
• Pour 8 cups for chicken broth, the vegetables back into the pot.
• Add tomatoes and lentils.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Simmer until the lentils are tender, 30-45 minutes.
• Remove 1/3 of the soup and puree. then return it to the pot.
• Correct the seasonings and remove bay leaf.