Sausage Lentil Soup is a hearty favorite. It’s like your favorite restaurant comfort food made easy at home! This amazing copycat Carrabba’s sausage and lentil soup recipe is a staple at our house. So delicious!
Sausage Lentil Soup
Carrabba’s Sausage and Lentil Soup is one of my favorites, and now I can make it at home! This copycat sausage lentil soup recipe is my go to for the season
Let’s face it, I LOVE going out to eat. I get to try new foods and I don’t have to do the prep or cleanup myself…that’s one of my favorite favorite things. Sometimes its just so nice to get dressed up and get out of the house while someone else cooks for you.
But sometimes it’s also nice to be able to make your restaurant favorites in the comfort of your own home. It helps when your restaurant favorite comes in the form of a super easy and SUPER DELICIOUS Sausage and Lentil Soup from Carrabba’s!
This Carrabba’s Sausage Lentil Soup copycat recipe is a favorite. I just love the flavor of the Italian sausage mixed with the lentils and veggies. It’s just so delicious! It’s not an exact copy of the original, but I wanted to put my own spin on it by making some adjustments. I hope you love this version just as much!
This easy soup recipe is perfect for a winter night at home and takes almost no effort at all. It’s exactly the kind of recipe I want when I cook for myself!
Do you love Carrabba’s Sausage and Lentil Soup as much as I do? Then you’ll LOVE this copycat soup recipe!
Carrabba’s Sausage and Lentil Soup (Copycat Recipe)
Carrabba’s is such a great restaurant! I constantly crave their Chicken Bryan (which I recreated HERE). Whenever I go there I eat way too much and come home stuffed. I have to get a soup, salad, entree, and of course dessert. But when I eat at home, it’s much easier to cap it at just soup (and wine).
So I love that I can now make my favorite sausage and lentil soup at home! This Carrabba’s copycat recipe is so easy, so delicious, and so tasty.
While my recipe is slightly different, feel free to make adjustments to make it more like the original.
Sausage Lentil Soup Ingredient
This hearty sausage lentil soup is filled with some amazing ingredients that make it absolutely craveworthy. I really can’t get enough of this stuff!
What’s in Carrabba’s Sausage and Lentil Soup?
- Italian Sausage
- Chicken Broth
- Lentils
- Garlic
- Onion
- Celery
- Carrots
- Zucchini
- Diced Tomatoes
How to Make Sausage Lentil Soup
This sausage and lentil soup is almost a one pot meal. It actually could be a one pot meal if you use the stock pot or dutch oven to brown your meat, but I chose to brown the meat in a skillet first. Even so, you’ve got just two dishes to wash and tons of soup to show for it.
- Crumble and brown the sausage in a skillet (or in the pot/dutch oven you use to make the soup) over medium-high heat.
- Combine all ingredients in a dutch oven and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover.
- Let the soup simmer for an hour, or until the lentils become tender.
You can freeze this soup for amazing comfort food that last throughout the winter season. Win freakin win. To freeze, let the soup cool, place it in freezer safe containers, and freeze for up to 3 months. To reheat, let the soup thaw in the refrigerator, and then heat it on the stove top.
Easy Soup Recipes
I can’t believe how easy this lentil soup is! Eating this stuff at the restaurant, it tastes so good you’d think it’s super complicated. But you can make a copycat recipe with ease. Simple soup recipes are my favorite thing to make throughout the fall and winter seasons. Luckily I have lots of those!
Try some of my other favorite easy soup recipes:
- Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
- Hearty Vegetable Soup
- Best Easy Chili Recipe
- Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Soup
- Sweet Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
- Healthy Cabbage Soup Recipe
- Easy Beef Tortilla Soup
I absolutely love this sausage lentil soup and I know you will too! It is a little bit different than Carrabba’s, but I think it’s even better, and overall it has the same flavor. So yum!
Watch the Video and See the recipe card below for details on how to make Carrabba’s Sausage and Lentil Soup. Enjoy!
If you like this recipe, try these other favorite restaurant inspired recipes:
- Healthy Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe
- Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham
- Fiesta Lime Chicken (Applebee’s Copycat Recipe)
- Egg White Delight (Copycat McDonald’s Recipe)
- Lentil Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- 2 large carrots chopped
- 1 small zucchini chopped
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 2 14 1/2 ounce cans diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 cups dry lentils
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- fresh basil oregano and shredded parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown sausage on medium/high heat, crumbling as you cook. When sausage is almost done, add in the garlic and allow to cook.
- In a large stock pot or dutch oven, combine all ingredients and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer and cover.
- Simmer for about 1 hour or until lentils are tender. If soup is too thick, add water for desired consistency.
- Sprinkle with basil, oregano, and parmesan for garnish.
Yum!! I’ll have to try those!
I’m so happy you loved this one!!
So easy and absolutely delicious! I will be making this again. Thank you! (Oh, I did have to add almost 3 cups more of water. Might be the type of lentils used?)
I’ve made this several times now and every time I do, it’s a hit! I’ve switched out zucchini for broccoli , Kale, or shredded Brussel sprouts and it’s STILL AMAZING! I LOVE this soup!
Thank you, Tara! I’m glad you enjoyed it so much!
Sausage and lentils ! Best ever
Sausage and lentils
Yum!! I’ll have to try adding those in next time!
Awesome recipe. The thing I changed was sauteed onions, carrots, and celery. Added extra 2 cups of stock. Delish.
Yum, great idea!
It’s just like Carraba’s! I add a little beef bouillon instead of salt. Delicious and a great cold weather soup!
Check back any time for more easy recipes! Glad you loved this one!!
This soup is delicious and so easy to make! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for including nutrition info.
How big is a serving size?
Oops! Still delicious!
Loved it! I actually made the mistake of using a pot that was to small for the original ingredients, and could only fit in about 2 cups of broth. The result? Italian chili!! ????
Can you make this soup in a slow cooker?
Question: the pic of the soup shows something yellow in there yet there is nothing in the ingredients this would be. Is it corn…yellow pepper…?
Why am I seeing corn kernels in the pictures but don’t see it as an ingredient?
Hooray!!!
Love this soup!!!! Made exactly like the recipe stated. Thank you for posting this????????
I think it would be delicious!
Im wondering about using the italian diced TOMATOES?
Hope you love it!
Going to make that Lentil and sausage soup today. Thankyou
I’m so glad you love it! Its one of our favorites too :)
This soup is so so good. I didn’t have zucchini so I added kale.
I doubled the vegetables but kept everything else thE same. It has so much flavour. I will be making this again. Thank you.
looks awesome! I will try this and I hope mine would taste like somewhere, at least, like this pic. BTW thank you for sharing this. cheers!
Tried this last week…
SO GOOD!!!
It’s back on repeat this week :)
I know this says 6 to 8 servings, but what’s the sizing per serving. I’m trying to calculate this in my fitness. I made the soup and my family loves it by the way. We still have a good amount left even after we’ve all eaten on it so I’m wondering if this 6 to 8 servings is accurate or if it should be more. Just to give an idea the serving that I made for myself was to cupfuls. My son’s probably had each about one cup full, and one went back for seconds and I went back for seconds and again we still have a lot left. Thanks.
It becomes soft but not mushy. You could add it a bit later if you like it staying crisp. Enjoy!
Does the zucchini break down and get mushy?
OMG that’s awesome! I really need to get a pressure cooker.
This sounds delicious. I’m going to make it this week in my pressure cooker (it only takes 3 minutes to cook lentil soup) ????
I garnished with fresh basil and oregano. Enjoy!
What’s the spice that’s in it?
I’m sorry I don’t currently have that software on the site. I haven’t found a reliable app/plugin. I know some people really like my fitness pal when calculating on their own. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
do you have the nutritional information?
6-8 :)
How many servings would you think from this recipe?
Sounds delicious! I will definitely have to try. Why type of lentils do you recommend? I think red lentils are not suitable since they breakdown so quickly.
Thanks,
Lillian
I think you could although I’ve never made it that way. If you try it let me know! Hope you love it :)
Could you do this in a crockpot after you browned the suave and garlic
Just made it. Love it! Filling, healthy and delicious. YUM. Thanks for sharing!
why couldn’t this reipe be just one page?
Wondering what colour of lentils you used for this recipe. Also did you use mild or hot Italian sausage.
Hey Becky! I’m glad you’ve posted this version of the soup. I’m actually eating leftover soup from Carrabba’s that I bought last night, and I’m noticing though that there isn’t zucchini in it and it also has bacon in it (which I didn’t see listed in your version or the one from food.com). I’m still excited to make your recipe tonight, though! :)
SO happy to get this comment Nancy!! Means so much that you stopped back by to let me know. Hope your church friends love it too!!
Becky,
I made your recipe and loved it. My husband, son and grandson loved it, too. We have eaten the Carrabas version multiple times but love yours and theirs. I am making a double batch next week to take to our church Lenten supper. Thank you.
So glad!!! That sounds delish :)
Loved the soup added a touch of Apple Cider vinegar to each individual bowl.
So filling and yummy! Thanks Megan.
We love lentil soup in our house!! This is a winner!
Fennel Sausage in this would definitely taste fab and more like the restaurant soup. I may need to try it that way and adjust the recipe. Thanks for the rec! Hope you like the recipe without it still!!
Hi, I was thinking the same thing but decided I will try anyway. I don’t have fennel sausage but I can add it. I hope it comes out good. I need the taste of fennel when I make the copycat recipie zuppa Toscana soup from Olive Garden and feel as if I will need it with this recipie as well. We shall see…
LOVE to hear that! Thank you for letting me know!
One of my favorite soups. So hearty & healthy! This dish is full of flavor and it lends itself well to adaptation.
I definitely made my own spin on the soup, but you could leave out the zucchini for sure if you prefer it that way. I did crumble the sausage but didn’t break it up into super small crumbles. I know they use fennel sausage, which you’re right would be a bit different. Thank you for stopping by none-the-less! I really appreciate it :)
Shouldn’t a “copycat” recipe try to be the same as the one it’s copying?
I’m wondering if you’ve ever had it, because this is nothing like it. And the pictures don’t look like the recipe. Diced tomatoes in a can are always uniform in size. You say crumble the sausage, but there are big chunks. There’s no zucchini in Carrabba’s.
BEST COMMENT EVER! My husband is the same way, so I knew this was a winner. THANK YOU for stopping by and letting me know, you totally made my day. You are too sweet!
My husband who said he does NOT LIKE lentils ( a memory from childhood.) LOVED this one. I told him it was sausage soup. Even though he could see the lentils I don’t believe he realized what they were until I told him. One of the best soups I have ever tasted!! Recipe shared many, many times with GF’s!!
Hope you love it!!!
Simmerimg on my stove now. SO EXCITED to taste. Thank u!!
These are the type of comments that keep me cooking! Thank you so much for saying hi, it means the world. So glad you loved it :)
I made this soup last night and oh my, delicious! Easy and truly a one pot meal. I’ve never had it at Carrabba’s and may never need too!
Thank you Chrissie!
I’ve never been to that restaurant, but I make a soup that’s similar to this one…rustic, italian, and SO delicious. Yours looks great!!
Thanks Kate!!
Thanks so much Deb!
Comfort in a bowl! I love this soup!
That is one dang gorgeous soup! I could slurp up a bowl of this right about now.
Hope you and your husband love it!! Thanks for saying hi :)
My husband LOVES this soup at Carrabba’s. I have everything but the lentils ~ going to Trader Joe’s now and will try it tonight!
Thanks!
No it just makes you a healthier (and less lazy) person overall!!
Thank you so much Jamielyn!
I have fallen in love with lentils lately too! Thanks Michelle :)
Thanks Brandy! Means SO much coming from you and your pretty food!!
Thanks Lisa hope you love it!
It’s been getting so cold around my house that all I want to do is have soup all day. This looks like just the thing I need!
This is doesn’t only sound delicious it’s super pretty! I’m super jealous of that big soup pot too….I need one!
I am loving this because we are huge lentil fans here. My kids actually request lentils for dinner. I usually make the same three soups (mostly because my family loves them so much) but I’m always up for trying something new. Thanks Becky!
This looks so good! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Am I a terrible food blogger because I don’t really like going out to eat? I guess I like to eat things I’m comfortable with.. how boring!! But I like soup :)