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Lentil Stew with Mustard Greens and Sausage

This hearty soup features sausage, sweet potatoes and greens for a great warm-up.

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Servings
200
Cuisine Type
  • american
Menu Part
  • soup
Main Ingredient
  • Beef
  • Greens
  • Potatoes
  • Vegetables

Source: Vanderbilt University

This hearty soup features sausage, sweet potatoes and greens for a great warm-up.

Ingredients

3 tbsp. olive oil
40 lb. Italian sausage links, casings removed
40 chopped onions
100 chopped garlic cloves
19 gallons low-sodium chicken broth
19 gallons kale, stemmed, torn
50 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-in. pieces
3 gallons dried lentils
Kosher salt and black pepper

Steps

  1. Heat oil in tilt skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up with spoon, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

  2. Add onions and cook, tossing occasionally, until beginning to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

  3. Add broth, mustard greens, sweet potatoes and lentils to pot and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until lentils and sweet potatoes are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.

  4. Adjust seasoning and serve hot.

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