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Lentils with Sausage

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Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 small onions diced
  • 2 large carrots diced
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 12-oz. can plum tomatoes chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 teaspoons dried basil
  • 3 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 cup white wine or use apple cider
  • 1 1/2 cup dried green lentils
  • 4 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth or use homemade
  • 1 1/2 pound spicy sausage cut into 1 inch slices
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese + 2 tablespoons

Instructions
 

  • In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and carrots; saute for 5 minutes. Add garlic and tomatoes; saute for 5 minutes. Sprinkle mixture with salt and pepper then transfer to a slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours.
  • Garnish soup with cheese and serve hot.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve crusty bread and butter on the side.
VEGETARIAN: Skip the sausage and use vegetable broth.
KOSHER: Use turkey sausage and skip the cheese.
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure canned tomatoes, wine (or cider), broth and sausage are gluten free.
NUTRITION: Per Serving: 563 Calories; 37g Fat; 26g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 12g Dietary Fiber; 54mg Cholesterol; 875mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 6 1/2 Fat. Points: 14
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