Amazing Leftover Ham Bone Lentil Soup
Ingredients
The soup base
-
1
tablespoon
olive oil
-
1
cup
diced onion
-
1
cup
diced celery
-
1
cup
diced carrots
-
1
tablespoon
dried parsley
-
1
teaspoon
dried thyme
-
2
cloves
garlic, finely minced
-
8
cups
chicken stock or broth
-
1
pound
brown lentils
-
1
dried
bay leaf
-
1
leftover
ham bone or smoked ham hock
Optional ingredients
-
1
pound
Italian chicken or pork sausages, fully cooked, sliced or chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery, carrots, parsley, thyme, garlic, and crushed red pepper; cook until softened.
- Stir in broth, lentils, bay leaf, and the ham bone or ham hock; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 45-60 minutes until lentils are tender.
- While the soup cooks, brown the sausages in a skillet over medium heat.
- Remove the ham bone, shred any meat, and return it to the soup along with the browned sausage.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
10
Calories
347
Total fat
11g
Total carbohydrates
39g
Total protein
24g
Sodium
759mg
Cholesterol
38mg
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