Lentil and Sausage Soup

Name: Lentil and Sausage Soup
Total time: 205
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 0.5 pound sweet Italian pork sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 stalk celery, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; 8 cups water; 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth; 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (16 ounce) package dry lentils, rinsed; 1 cup shredded carrot; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste; 0.5 teaspoon black pepper; 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano; 0.25 teaspoon dried thyme; 0.25 teaspoon dried basil; 2 large bay leaves; 0.5 pound ditalini pasta

Recipe by ANGCHICK from allrecipes.com

3 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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0.5 pound sweet Italian pork sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
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1 large onion, chopped
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1 stalk celery, finely chopped
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1 tablespoon chopped garlic
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8 cups water
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2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
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1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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1 (16 ounce) package dry lentils, rinsed
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1 cup shredded carrot

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1 tablespoon garlic powder
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
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1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
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0.5 teaspoon black pepper
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0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
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0.25 teaspoon dried thyme
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0.25 teaspoon dried basil
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2 large bay leaves
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0.5 pound ditalini pasta

Instructions

Cook sausage in a large pot over medium-high heat until evenly brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Add onion, celery, and garlic; sauté until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in water, chicken broth, tomatoes, lentils, carrot, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, basil, and bay leaves; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Stir in pasta and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.