My Own Soup Recipe

This is a wonderful soup for the cold and flu season. Hearty, healthy and filling yet very diet friendly!

1 cup lentils
1 cup diced carrots
1/3 cup diced celery
2-3 red potatoes diced (depending on size)
1 zuchinni diced
1 yellow squash diced
1 can petite diced tomatoes (do not drain)
1 can navy beans drained and rinsed
8 cups chicken broth (this amount makes it more like a stew)
2-3 tsps dried onion (or use 1 fresh diced and cook before adding)
Sea salt to taste
Optional - a must for me - 1 Hillshire Farm Smoked Turkey Sausage diced and browned

Simmer lentils and carrots in broth for 1o minutes then add potatoes and celery. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Then add zuchinni, squash and remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 - 10 more minutes. Make sure lentils are soft before serving.

I hope you enjoy this soup as much as my family does!