Spicy Sausage Lentil Soup

Instructions

1. Remove the casing from the sausages and form small meatballs with the sausage meat. 

2. Using a dutch oven pot or a deep pot, add the oil, oregano, parsley, smoked paprika, onions, garlic, beef cubes and shallots. Sauté together for 3-5 minutes on medium-low heat. 

3. Add sausage balls to the pot. Cook until all sides are browned for ~5 minutes. Once browned, remove the sausage balls from heat and set aside in a bowl for later. 

4. Into the pot with the onions and seasonings, add 1 cup of water, carrots, lentil beans, scallions, plum tomatoes and a bay leaf and begin to stir. Then stir in 2 more cups of water. 

5. Allow the soup to cook for about 10 minutes before adding in the spinach.

6. Add 2 more cups of water, the sausage balls, and cayenne pepper to the soup. 

7. Allow the soup to cook for 20-30 minutes. 

8. Remove the bay leaf before serving. Enjoy :)

Ingredients

2 spicy Italian sausages

3 cloves of garlic

1 shallot 

1 small red onion 

2 carrots, diced 

⅓ cup of scallions 

⅓ cup of oil

1 cup of plum tomatoes

1 bunch of fresh spinach 

1 teaspoon of dried oregano

1 teaspoon of dried parsley 

2 beef cubes 

1 teaspoon of smoked paprika

1 cup of lentil beans 

1 bay leaf 

1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper