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Lentil and Sausage Soup.

You can have Lentil and Sausage Soup using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lentil and Sausage Soup

1. It's 16 oz. of green lentils.
2. You need 1 1/2 lbs of Italian sausage.
3. You need 1 of medium onion, diced.
4. Prepare 1 of fire roasted pepper, diced.
5. Prepare 1 of celery stalk, diced.
6. Prepare 1 of carrot, grated.
7. It's 1 of zucchini, quartered and sliced.
8. Prepare 4 of Roma tomatos, diced.
9. Prepare 4 c of veal (or chicken) stock.
10. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, pressed.
11. It's 2 tsp of fennel seeds.
12. It's 2 tsp of dried red chili, minced.
13. You need 1 tbs of dried Italian herbs.
14. You need of TT salt and pepper.
15. You need 2 tsp of olive oil.
16. You need 2-4 c of water.

Lentil and Sausage Soup instructions

1. Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add fennel seeds and dried chili flakes and sautee until aromatic, about 30 seconds.
2. Add and brown sausage. Remove from pot and drain, reserving 1 tbsp of drippings.
3. Return reserved drippings to pot with the onion, roasted pepper, celery, and sautee approximately 5 minutes.
4. Add garlic, carrot, and herbs to pot and saute 5 more minutes.
5. Add sausage and remaining ingredients with enough water to fill pot 2 inches from top and bring to a boil.
6. After 30 minutes, place 2 cups of soup in a food processor, pulse until smooth, and return to pot. Reduce until desired consistency.