Lentil Sausage Soup

Lentil Sausage Soup is packed with ground sausage, soft lentils, lots of veggies in a tomato based broth. This hearty sausage and lentil soup tastes as if it has been slow simmered for hours. This one pot budget soup stores well, tastes amazing & would feed a large family.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: instant pot lentil soup, Lentil sausage soup, lentil soup with sausage, sausage and lentil soup, sausage lentil soup

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings: people

Calories: 176kcal

Author: Meghna

Cost: $5

Equipment

Instant Pot DUO 6 quart

Ingredients

1 pound Ground Italian Sausage **or regular ground sausage. 454 gms.
12 ounce Green Lentil **picked, rinsed and drained well. 340 gms.
1 cup onion **yellow onion roughly chopped.
2 tbsp garlic **minced.
1 cup celery **roughly chopped.
1 cup carrots **diced into ¼ inch cubes.
14.5 ounce diced tomatoes **411 gms. Read NOTES below.
15 ounce crushed tomatoes **425 gms.
2 Bay leaf
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Oil **extra light or light olive oil.
Salt (to taste) **add according to your own personal taste preference.

Seasonings

1 tsp thyme
1 tsp chives
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes **skip if heat intolerant or making the soup for kids.
2 tsp Paprika **smoked paprika.

Liquid

5 cups water **warm water. Use 6 or 6.5 cups for brothy soup.
2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon **chicken base stirred in the warm water to make an instant homemade chicken stock.

Instructions

Brown Sausage

Set the instant pot on SAUTE mode set at high heat. Add oil, when the oil becomes moderately hot gently release the ground sausage and brown well by breaking the sausage and stirring it with the help of a spatula.

Saute veggies and aromatics

Once the sausage is browned well add the chopped onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Saute for 1 min. You can reduce the heat to NORMAL setting.
Add all the seasonings mentioned above in the "SEASONINGS" section of the ingredients list along with the salt (add according to your onw personal taste preference). Saute for another 1 min. At this point the sausage will turn fragrant and the veggies will begin to turn soft. Cancel the SAUTE mode.

Deglaze pot

Add the stock and the owrcestershire sauce. Deglaze the pot very well by scraping the sides and the bottom of the pot with the help of a spatula. This will help loosen any stuck food particles and shall prevent the burn error.

Pressure cook

Add the picked, rinsed and drained green lentils. Give everything in the pot a good stir. Now, add the crushed tomatoes and the diced tomatoes from the can. Do not stir or mix. Add the bay leaves.
Secure the lid of the instant pot, seal the valve and pressure cook for 15 mins on high pressure. Once the cooking cycle is over the instant pot will begin to beep. Wait for 15 mins natural pressure release, than release the rest of the pressure manually by moving the valve from the sealing to the venting position. Once the floating metal pin on top of the lid drops, carefully open the lid of the instant pot. Fish out the bay leaves and discard.

Serve soup

Give the lentil sausage soup a good stir. You add more stock or water to thin out the soup or keep it thicker just like a stew. Control the consistency as per your liking. Serve the sausage lentil soup with lots of freshly chopped parsley and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Enjoy! Scroll up to find tips, subs, crock pot instructions, step by step instruction and so much more.

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Notes

Red pepper flakes: If making the soup for kids, do skip adding the red pepper flakes.
Worcestershire sauce: You may replace it with equal amounts of balsamic vinegar or low sodium soy sauce.
Garnishes: Freshly chopped parsley and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Diced tomatoes: You can use regular diced tomatoes from the can or sub it with diced tomatoes with chilis or jalapenos or basil.
Ground sausage: Use your favorite ground sausage - regular, Italian, hot or mild.
Sausage replacement: For a healthier soup you can sub the ground pork sausage with ground lean turkey..
Green lentils: Do pick, rinse and drain the green lentils very well.

Calorific details are provided by a third-party application & are to be used as indicative figures only. If you are on a specific diet, please do use your own nutritional calculator.

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