Lentil Soup with Sausage and Kale
Full of lentils, sausage and kale. This soup is hearty yet light. The perfect transitional soup between seasons!
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs ground mild italian sausage
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped, about a cup
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups dried and rinsed red lentils
- 1 28 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes, can also used 2 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes
- 1 cup water
- 5 cups torn kale, about 5 handfuls
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, add your meat and onion. Cook until meat is nice and browned and onions are soft. Then add garlic and cook unitl fragrant, about a minute. Add chicken broth and scrape up all the brown bits on bottom. Add lentils, tomatoes, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Remove tomatoes and mash with a potato masher. Return to pot. Add 1 cup of water and kale. Let cook 5 minutes. Taste and adjust salt/pepper if needed. Enjoy!