Serves
4
Prep
20
mins
Cooking
25
mins
Chorizo Sausage & Lentil Soup
Directions
Step 1
Prepare Lentil Soup Mix according to on-pack preparation instructions.
Step 2
Squeeze meat from the sausages and break into 2-3 cm portions. Heat half of the oil in a large pot and add sausages, cooking until golden. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Remove excess fat from pan.
Step 3
Add remaining oil to pan with the onion, celery, carrot, capsicum and garlic, cooking until onion is tender.
Step 4
Return sausages to pot along with the stock, lentils, tomatoes and herbs. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes until lentils and vegetables are tender. Season to taste and serve with sour cream.
Tips
Nutritional facts: Pulses have 4 x more fibre per serve than brown rice.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup McKenzie's Lentil Soup Mix
- 400g chorizo flavoured sausages
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 1 celery stick, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1/2 red capsicum, diced
- 3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1-2 sprigs thyme
- to taste McKenzie's Australian Natural Sea Salt Large Grinder
- to taste McKenzie's Whole Black Peppercorn Large Grinder
- Sour cream, for serving
