Recipe: Creole Sausage and Lentil Soup

CREOLE SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

"Spicy sausage soup chases the chill away!"


1 cup dry lentils, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons Spice Islands Onion, Minced
2 tablespoons Spice Islands Garlic Powder
1 Spice Islands Bay Leaves
5 cups water
1 pound precooked spicy link sausage, sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 cans (15 ounces each) diced tomatoes
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Combine lentils, onion, garlic powder, bay leaf and water in 3-quart saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Add sausage, tomatoes, celery, green pepper and salt; simmer an additional 15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Remove bay leaf. Serve hot.

Makes 8 servings
Source: Spice Islands, ACH Food Companies, Inc.