Carrabba's Sausage And Lentil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb italian sausage (you can also use italian turkey sausage)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 1 small zucchini, chopped
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups dry lentils
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• basil
• oregano
• parsley
• thyme

Recipe

• 1 brown sausage; drain off fat.
• 2 in a large pot combine all ingredients bring to boil.
• 3 reduce heat,cover.
• 4 simmer for about 1 hour or until lentils are tender. add water if necessary, for desired consistency. i like to puree about 1 cup of the soup and add back to pot to give it a thicker consistency.
• 5 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.