Lentil Soup with Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper

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Lentil Soup with Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper is one of my favorite soups, and I love how spicy Italian Sausage adds flavor to this soup! And this recipe doesn’t use many lentils so it’s probably lower in carbs than you might think!

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Right now the entire east coast of the U.S. is snowed in, so it seems like soup is a good menu choice for lots of people. And even though there’s not snow at my house I’m glad I just updated the photos and I have some of this Lentil Soup with Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper in the freezer!

I did change the recipe slightly for this update, using a whole package (19.5 oz.) of turkey Italian sausage which makes this a more carb-conscious recipe. Lentils are high in fiber too, so I think this soup would be a good choice for most carb-conscious eaters with that change, although it’s probably not suitable for people who are strictly limiting carbs.  And more sausage, mmm.  I love all the flavors in this soup, hope you enjoy.

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

• turkey or pork Italian Sausage
• olive oil
• onion
• brown lentils
• chicken broth or homemade chicken
• ground fennel (affiliate link), do not leave out
• Dried Thyme (affiliate link)
• Dried Sage (affiliate link)
• Roasted Red Peppers in a jar (affiliate link)

How to Make Lentil Soup with Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper:

(Scroll down for complete recipe with nutritional information.)

1. Brown the sausage well and put it in the soup pot. I recommend gluten-free Jenni-O Turkey Italian Sausage for this soup, but use pork sausage if you prefer. Use either sweet or hot Italian sausage, whichever you prefer.
2. Then brown the onions and add to the soup pot with the chicken stock, lentils, ground fennel (affiliate link), Dried Thyme (affiliate link), and Dried Sage (affiliate link).  
3. Drain the roasted red peppers while the soup simmers until the lentils are tender, about 45 minutes.
4. When the lentils are tender, chop the Roasted Red Peppers in a jar (affiliate link) and add to the soup.
5. Then let soup let it simmer about 45 minutes more, or until lentils are as soft as you prefer and flavors are well blended.
6. Season with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and serve hot.

It’s Easy to Love Soup with Lentils:

Slow Cooker Greek Lentil Soup ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Hearty Lentil and Black Bean Soup with Smoked Paprika ~ Cookin’ Canuck
Lentil Soup with Ground Beef and Brown Rice ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Sumac ~ eCurry
Vegan Mexican Red Lentil Stew with Lime and Cilantro ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Lentil Soup with Parmesan and Smoked Sausage ~ The Wicked Noodle

Weekend Food Prep:

This recipe has been added to a new category called Weekend Food Prep  to help you find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week!

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Lentil Soup with Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper

Yield 6 servings

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Lentil Soup with Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper is one of my favorite lentil soups, and this makes a great cold weather meal.

Ingredients

• 1 package (19.5 oz.) turkey Italian Sausage (see notes)
• 2 tsp. olive oil (or more, depending on your pan)
• 1 onion, diced into small pieces
• 1 cup brown lentils
• 6 cups chicken broth (see notes)
• 2 tsp. ground fennel (do not leave out)
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 tsp. rubbed sage (dried)
• 1 12 oz. jar roasted red peppers

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in heavy frying pan, add Italian sausage and brown well, breaking sausage into pieces as it cooks. (I like to use an old-fashioned Potato Masher (affiliate link) to break the meat apart.)
2. Add sausage to soup pot.
3. In same pan, adding more oil if needed, brown onions until softened and barely starting to brown.
4. Add onions to soup pot.
5. Rinse out pan with 1 cup homemade chicken stock , then add to soup pot along with rest of stock, lentils, ground fennel, thyme, and sage.
6. Cook at lowest possible simmer for about 45 minutes, until lentils are softened, but still holding their shape.
7. Drain the roasted red peppers while the soup simmers, then chop into pieces about 1/2 inch square.
8. Add red pepper to soup and cook about 45 minutes more (adding a little more stock or water if needed), until some lentils are starting to fall apart and all flavors are well blended.
9. Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper and serve hot.

Notes

Use turkey or pork Italian sausage. whichever you prefer. Use sweet or hot Italian sausage. If you don't have homemade stuck, use 3 cans chicken broth plus a little water.

Recipe created by Kalyn.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 219Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 439mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 4gSugar: 8gProtein: 12g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
With turkey Italian Sausage, this would be acceptable for any phase of the oroginal South Beach Diet and it’s also great for other low-glycemic eating plans. Lentils are considered a “good carb” for South Beach, but limit them to a small serving for phase one. Even though there’s a generous amount of sausage in this soup, lentils are probably too high in carbs for it to be considered a low-carb soup. You could use less lentils and more sausage if you wanted a soup that was lower in carbs, and use pork Italian Sausage if you prefer

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Historical Notes for This Recipe:
This delicious lentil soup was first posted in 2007 for Peabody’s virtual housewarming party and I’ve enjoyed it many times since then.  Photos were updated January 2015, and the recipe was last updated in 2020.

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