Name: One-Pot Lentil & Sausage Soup
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. butter; 1 large yellow onion, minced; 3 carrots, peeled and sliced; 1 c. green lentils; 1 bay leaf; 1 cube vegetable bouillon; Freshly ground black pepper; 6 sweet Italian fennel sausages; 2 tsp. kosher salt; Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Step 1In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and carrot and cook until softened, 5 minutes.

Step 2Add lentils, bay leaf, and vegetable bouillon, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Season with pepper. Add 6 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, covered, until lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.

Step 3Place whole sausage into the pot and stir. Cook, covered, until sausages are cooked through, 15 minutes.

Step 4Remove sausages from pot and slice. Stir back into pot and season soup with salt. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, until lentils have broken down and soup thickens.

Step 5Garnish with parsley before serving.