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Sausage, Lentil and Barley Soup

Only 7 ingredients and 1 hour gets you this delicious soup! Italian sausages and green lentils pair with barley in this simple-to-make soup.
Pulses Lentils
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1.66666666667 cups (400 mL) Calories: 171 Total Fat: 6 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Carbohydrate: 17 g Fibre: 4 g Sugars: 3 g Protein: 14 g Cholesterol: 23 mg Sodium: 395 mg Potassium: 204 mg

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil
  • 2 mild or hot Italian sausages
  • 5 celery stalks, including leaves
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) pot or pearl barley
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) dry green lentils, rinsed & drained
  • 8 cups (2 L) low-sodium chicken broth or water (see notes)
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper

Directions

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Squeeze sausages out of their casings into the saucepan and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink.
  • Chop the celery, including leaves, and add to sausage. Cook, stirring, for five minutes. Stir in barley, lentils, and broth or water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pan, and simmer for 45 minutes or until barley and lentils are tender. Season with pepper to taste.

Notes

  • You can use 2 x 900 mL cartons of low sodium broth
  • Reprinted with permission from Go Barley: Modern Recipes for an Ancient Grain by Pat Inglis and Linda Whitworth.

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