Luscious Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
1 bag Bean Cuisine Lots of Lentil Soup mix, dry (15 oz)
14 oz Jennie-O Lean Smoked Turkey Sausage
2 cups carrots, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
4 tsp garlic, minced
4 cups fat-free chicken broth
4 1/2 cups water
14 1/2 oz canned diced tomatoes, undrained
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
In a large stock pot sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, sauté vegetables and garlic.  Add water, lentils, broth, tomatoes and the spice packet provided with the soup mix.  Slice sausage into ¼ inch disks and then slice each disk in half.  Add to pot.  Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for about 2 hours or until lentils are tender.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Yields about 2 cups per serving.

Special Information:
Bean Cuisine soups can be found at World Market/Cost Plus stores or online at WellBaskets.com and FoodServiceDirect.com.

If you can't find Jennie-O Turkey Store products, look for lean smoked turkey sausage with no more than 70 calories and 3 grams of fat per 2 ounce serving.