Spinach, Sausage & Lentil Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 large carrots, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach
• 1 (12 ounce) bag lentils
• 10 cups water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
• garlic salt, to taste
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tarragon (more to taste)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano (more to taste)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 spray a dutch oven or large stock pot with cooking spray. add onions, garlic and sausage. break up sausage with wooden spoon while sausage browns. drain off fat.
• 2 add the rest of the ingredients. you don't even need to defrost the spinach. bring to a simmer, cook till lentils are soft, about 1 hour.