Justines Rustic Chicken Sausage And Lentil Soup Recipes

SPICED LENTIL, CHICKEN, & SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown sausage, onion, barley, and garlic together in skillet. Remove and place in bottom of slow cooker or stock pot.
• Add the chicken stock, lentils, uncooked chicken breast, and parsley.
• Simmer for as long as you desire or until lentils are tender.
• Remove chicken breast, discarding bone and cartilage. Shred meat and return to cooker or pot.
• Add garbanzo beans, spinach, and salsa to soup mixture and heat through.
• Serve with hot buttered crusty bread, biscuits, or muffins.

LENTIL & CHICKEN SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until lentils are tender.

LENTIL AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium pot. Add lentils to the boiling water, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and let cook until soft, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Puree the lentils into a thick paste using a food processor or blender.
• Heat olive oil in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1/4 cup chicken broth and continue to cook until the onion starts to soften, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add turmeric, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes to the broth and stir until the liquid is very orange. Stir in tomatoes and another 1/2 cup of broth. Cover and cook, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add remaining broth. Gradually stir lentil puree, a little at a time, until it is all mixed in. The mixture should be thick and creamy. Stir in chicken sausage. Cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook, checking and stirring occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool for 2 minutes, then serve warm.

LENTIL SOUP WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE, COPYCAT , CUCINA CUCINA

Steps:

• Brown bulk, chicken Italian sausage in olive oil and butter in soup pot. Stirring to encourage the meat to be as fine as possible. When brown, remove sausage with slotted spoon, set aside. Reserving juices in the soup pot.
• To the juices in the soup pot, add diced carrots, onions, celery and leeks. Cook over medium high heat until tender, adding more butter if needed.
• Add lentils and broth. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally to prevent lentils from sticking. When this comes to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 40 to 45 minutes.
• When lentils are tender, add sausage back to vegetables in the pot. Add cream, mustard, vinegar and spinach.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Return soup to the boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot with freshly grated parmesan cheese on top.