Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2             medium  carrots -- chopped
  2             medium  onions -- chopped
  2             stalks  celery -- chopped
  1              pound  italian sausage
  3        tablespoons  grated parmesan cheese
  1              pound  lentils
  3             cloves  minced garlic
                        salt & pepper
  1                can  crushed tomatoes -- (16 oz)

Preparation:

Put lentils in a 4 quart saucepan. Wash thoroughly. Cover the lentils with about 4 inches of water and bring to a boil. Cook for approximately 1/2 an hour. Add all ingredients but the tomatoes, cheese and sausage. Remove the sausage from the casing. Brown the meat in a frying pan. Add the sausage to the lentils along with a spoon or two of the drippings. Cook for one hour. Add the tomatoes and cheese and cook for another half hour.

Nutritional Information:

421 Calories (kcal); 19g Total Fat; (40% calories from fat); 26g Protein; 38g Carbohydrate; 45mg Cholesterol; 481mg Sodium