Winter cookbook: Lentil soup with smoked sausage recipe

This hearty soup is perfect for a chilly winter day!

Find everything you need to make it at your local Meijer.

• oil
• 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 fresh tomato, chopped
• 1 cup dried lentils
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and cooked til browned.
2. Stir in onion and cook til softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cook another minute or so. Increase heat to high and add broth, tomato, lentils, bay leaf and salt and pepper.
3. Bring to a boil; cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer til lentils are tender, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Remove and discard bay leaf.
5. Serve.