Sausage Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb spicy Italian sausage, casings removed and rolled into small balls
• 1 lb green or brown lentils
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1/2 large yellow onion, diced
• 2-3 carrots, chopped
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp thyme
• 6oz spinach
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 7 cups chicken broth
• Chives

Directions:

1. Prep sausage. In a pot heat Olive oil then cook the sausage balls on each side in town cooked through and browned
2. Remove sausage and add vegetables. Sweat for 5m then add garlic, sweating for 1m more
3. Add stock lentils thyme and sausage and simmer for 35 or until tender
4. Add spinach and cook 10m more
5. Dish into bowl and top with chives.