Sausage and Lentil Soup

This soup has a lot of flavor for not much seasonings. Soup is hot. Don't forget your ice cube.

Sausage and Spinach Lentil Soup

• 1/2 pound italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 sticks of celery, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed
• 2 bay leaves
• 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
• 5 cups of water
• salt and pepper
• 3 to 4 cups spinach

Add the sausage to a large soup pot and brown, breaking it up as it cooks. 

Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and some salt to the pot.  Cook about 5 minutes until vegetables start to soften.

Add the lentils, bay leaves, tomatoes, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and let simmer for about 45 to 60 minutes until lentils and vegetables are soft.  If the soup is too thick add some more water.  If it is too thin, you are shit out of luck. 

A few minutes before serving, add the spinach and cook until wilted (2 minutes).