Hot Dog Soup (Sausage and Lentil Soup)
A cozy, kid-friendly one-pot soup with lentils, veggies and smoked turkey sausage (or real hot dogs).
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced, about 1 cup
- 2 celery ribs chopped, about ¾ cup
- 2 medium carrots diced, about 1 cup
- 1 lb smoked turkey sausage 454 g, sliced into rounds or half rounds, or hot dogs, see notes
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups chicken broth or bone broth 720 ml, low-sodium if you can
- ⅓ cup water 80 ml
- 1 cup dried brown or green lentils about 200 g, rinsed and picked over
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 can diced tomatoes 14.5 oz / 411 g, with their juices
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup fresh kale chopped (or spinach)
Instructions
- Chop the onion, celery and carrots into bite-sized pieces. Slice the sausage into rounds (cut them in half for little kids).
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes.
- Add the sausage and garlic and cook 2–3 minutes longer, until the onion is tender.
- Stir in the broth, water, lentils, oregano, cumin and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 25–30 minutes, until the lentils and vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and kale. Cook 3–5 minutes, until heated through and the kale is tender.
- Taste and add salt as needed. Serve with crusty rolls!
Recipe Notes
Lentils: use brown or green lentils. Red lentils break down and make the soup mushy.
Thickness: this is a thick, hearty soup and the lentils keep soaking up liquid. Stir in ½–1 cup extra broth or water if you like it more brothy, and when reheating.
Real hot dogs: use 1 lb (454 g) sliced hot dogs instead of the sausage and stir them in with the tomatoes so they don't get soft.
Lower sodium: use low-sodium broth and no-salt-added tomatoes, then salt to taste at the end.
Want to swap in real hot dogs or make it lower in salt? See all the easy swaps ↑
Thickness: this is a thick, hearty soup and the lentils keep soaking up liquid. Stir in ½–1 cup extra broth or water if you like it more brothy, and when reheating.
Real hot dogs: use 1 lb (454 g) sliced hot dogs instead of the sausage and stir them in with the tomatoes so they don't get soft.
Lower sodium: use low-sodium broth and no-salt-added tomatoes, then salt to taste at the end.
Want to swap in real hot dogs or make it lower in salt? See all the easy swaps ↑
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 1040mg | Potassium: 792mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3911IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 5mg
