Frontier Indiana Harvest Sausage Lentil Soup

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Easy to prepare in just over an hour for great nutrition and taste. Add tomatoes, sausage, zucchini and red wine.

Additions:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound mild Italian sausage
12 cups beef broth
2 to 3 medium zucchini, diced
1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes
1 cup red wine

Cooking Directions:

• Crumble and brown sausage in oil in a 6 or 8 quart pot.
• Rinse, drain and pick over lentils.
• Add lentils, vegetable packet and broth to pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, add zucchini after 30 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and wine to soup.
• Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

For variation, a box of frozen, chopped spinach may be substituted for the zucchini! This is a beautiful country supper!

Crock Pot Recipe:

Recommended slow cooker: 6 quart
Serves 8-10

Additions:

1 T. Olive Oil
1 lb. Mild Italian Sausage
10 C. Beef Broth
2 Medium Zucchini, diced or 1 box frozen spinach
1 28-oz. Can Chopped Tomatoes
1 C. Red Wine

Slow Cooker Directions:

• In large skillet crumble and brown sausage in oil, stir in contents of seasoning packet.
• Transfer to bowl of slow cooker and add broth. (May start soup night before and cover and refrigerate overnight.)
• Rinse, drain and pick over lentils, place into slow cooker and stir well.
• Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.
• Add tomatoes, zucchini and wine and continue on HI 1 hour.

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