Green Lentil Soup For Pressure Cooker

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage (two sausages)
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon paprika (hungarian, if available)
• 2 cups water
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups green lentils
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (or to taste, none if using full salt broth)
• 3 pinches fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 roll sausage into dime size balls. brown in the oil, then remove.
• 2 saute the onions, then remove.
• 3 saute the carrots & celery.
• 4 place lentils and everything else in cooker.
• 5 seal the pressure cooker. when the pressure-indicator rises let cook 13 minutes. we don't have a great pressure cooker.
• 6 turn off heat, carefully move handle to safe position to eliminate pressure. wait for all steam to clear and open.
• 7 discard bay leaf. serve with french bread.