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Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard, and Garlic
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Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard, and Garlic

15 ingredients 15 min + 45 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard, and Garlic
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

713
Calories
48g
Protein
38g
Fat
48g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Romano Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Celery Stalks 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Swiss Chard not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • 4 large links of sweet Italian sausage, removed from the casing (I used hot local pork sausage)
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, cut into crescents
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into crescents
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced (reserve half for later in the recipe)
  • Kosher salt
  • A pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (Optional - I did not use them since I substituted hot sausage)
  • 1 cup brown lentils, sorted
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 6 cups water
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 to 4 cups shredded red Swiss chard leaves or kale (I used kale)
  • Grated Pecorino Romano cheese

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By bunkycooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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