Lentil Sausage Soup with Spinach

Ingredients:

• 1 cup lentils
• 1 1/2 qt. water (4 1/2 cups)
• 1 (680 ml) tomato sauce
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 lb. spinach, washed and trimmed or 1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, partially thawed
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup small pasta
• 1/2 lb. sausage
• 1 large carrot, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp. oil
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Wash lentils and place in large pot with water and tomato sauce. Bring to boil; lower heat and simmer as you continue preparations. Remove casing from sausage; saute, breaking up with spoon. Stir in chopped carrots, onion and celery; cook until barely tender. Chop spinach coarsely. If frozen is used, cut block in pieces. Add spinach and meat-vegetable mixture to lentils. Stir in salt and pepper, simmer 30 minutes. Add pasta; cook covered for 10 minutes until lentils are tender. Serve hot with grated cheese.

Source: cooks.com

By Raymonde G. from North Bay, Ontario

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