Green Lentil & Sausage Soup

This is one of our family favourites. A healthy and hearty meal we like to make during the week because it's so easy. You can also make vegetarian if you omit the sausage.

Recipe:
3 turkey or chicken sausages
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups green lentils
4 cups water
4 cups vegetable broth
2 cups diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 bay leaves

Directions:
1) Heat a large pot over medium-high heat, remove casings from sausage, cook 3 minutes or until sausage is browned. Stir until crumbled. 
2) Add onion, celery and carrot, cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add minced garlic, cook 1 minute.
3) Stir in lentils and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 25 minutes or until lentils are tender.
Discard bay leaves.

Hope you enjoy this soup as much as we do!