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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (597g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 586
Calories from Fat 207 (35%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 23.1g 35%
Saturated Fat 7.8g 38%
Monounsaturated Fat 9.8g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 43mg 14%
Sodium 2390mg 99%
Potassium 1577mg 45%
Total Carbohydrate 57.3g 19%
Dietary Fiber 22.9g 91%
Sugars 10.4g
Protein 37.7g 75%

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Carrabas Sausage and Lentil Soup

Recipe #162864 | 1¼ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

By: Boo's Mom
Apr 4, 2006

I've gone to Carrabas many times just for this soup. A lady from my supper club happened to bring this in for our soup theme and it tasted exactly like Carrabas! I've substituted Italian turkey many times and you would never notice the difference. You might also want to sprinkle some fresh basil and Parmesan cheese on top. Its good with a crusty piece of bread!

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

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Directions

  1. 1
    Brown sausage; drain off fat.
  2. 2
    In a large pot combine all ingredients bring to boil.
  3. 3
    Reduce heat,cover.
  4. 4
    Simmer for about 1 hour or until lentils are tender. Add water if necessary, for desired consistency. I like to puree about 1 cup of the soup and add back to pot to give it a thicker consistency.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.

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From: Chef #1270150

On May 17, 2009

I followed the directions, with the exception of soaking the lentils for about an hour 1/2 first. I wish I had only added 1 -1/2 cups instead of two because the soup turned out a little thick. The flavor is delicious, but not exactly like Carraba's. I do wish I had tried the red wine vinegar addition, and will add it next time. All in all, a very good soup recipe. Thanks!

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  • From: Chef #736841

    On Feb 17, 2009

    This is awesome, tastes just like the soup at carrabas. I took the advice of a previous reviewer and added the red wine vinegar and it tasted even better.

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  • From: msm in Michigan

    On Feb 21, 2007

    I can't compair this to Carrabas, but this was amazing, and I got lots of compliments. I am not good at judging spice amounts, so I went to the community boards and asked for help. SuperSpike came to the rescue and gave me some suggested amounts to use. Black pepper 1/4 tsp if finely ground or 1/2 tsp if coarse. Basil 1 tsp, oregano 1 tsp, parsley 1 tsp and thyme 1/2 tsp. I used her suggestions exactly and I will use those again, amazing taste. Thank you for your recipe.

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    From: Cul_de_sac_Barbie

    On Mar 10, 2008

    I changed the recipe quite a bit bacause I sis not have all of the ingredients. I elimated the zucchini, instead adding baby bella mushrooms and spinich. I reduced the lentils to 1 1/2 cups, and at the end I added 2 additional cups of chicken broth (It was too think for me). After all of that the soup got rave reviews from my family. I will make again.

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