Carrabba's Sausage Lentil Soup Recipe
This soup is a copycat version of Carrabba's Spicy Sausage Lentil soup! It's loaded with hot Italian sausage, lentils, ham, veggies and is totally delicious!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 334kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1 large carrot finely grated
- 1 stalk celery minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 lb hot Italian sausage uncooked
- 1/3 cup ham cubed
- 1 small tomato diced
- 2 cup water
- 4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup dry lentils
- 1 tbsp fresh basil minced
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley minced
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- In a large stockpot or Dutch oven set over medium-low heat, saute the onion in the olive oil until tender. Add the carrot, celery and garlic, cook for 1-2 more minutes. Add the sausage and brown, braking it into bits as it cooks. Drain the grease.
- Add the chopped ham, tomatoes, water, chicken broth, vinegar and bring the soup to a boil.
- Pour in the lentils along with the remaining seasonings/spices and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until the lentils are tender and the liquid reduces, about 40-45 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and serve immediately.
Notes
-You can use thick cut slices of ham and cube them in about ¼" cubes, I prefer getting one thick slice from the deli counter or using up leftover ham from holidays.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 436mg | Potassium: 683mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1987IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 3mg