Healthy Sausage Lentil Soup

Ingredients

·                 1 medium onion, chopped

·                 1 celery rib, chopped

·                 1/4 pound reduced-fat smoked sausage, thinly sliced

·                 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced

·                 2 garlic cloves, minced

·                 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth

·                 1/3 cup water

·                 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed

·                 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

·                 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

·                 1/4 teaspoon pepper

·                 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, cut up

·                 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

·                 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped

Directions

Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray. Cook onion and celery over medium-high heat for around 2 minutes. Add the sausage, carrot and garlic; cook for 3 minutes longer or until onion is tender. Stir in the chicken broth, water, lentils, oregano, cumin and pepper. Once boiled, lower heat then cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the remaining 3 ingredients and cook until heated through or spinach is done.