I bought a long link of Spicy Andouille Sausage at Sprouts today. For some reason, I started thinking of making a seafood chowder using lentils and not potatoes. I didn’t use tomatoes or half-n-half.

• Andouille Sausage
• Onion
• Olive Oil
• Bacon Fat
• Carrots
• Poblano Pepper
• Jalapeno Pepper
• Chipotle Pepper
• Lentils (red, black, brown)
• Shrimp
• Thyme (Mediterranean)
• Celery
• Celery Seed
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Flake
• S&P
• Chicken Stock
• Margarine
• Cumin Seed

I’ve made Andouille & Lentil soup before. Kielbasa doesn’t work as well because it isn’t spicy. And adding hot peppers accents the Andouille. I thawed the shrimp in the microwave and added the juice and the shrimp once they were thawed. I would imagine that you could leave out the shrimp and this would still be a good soup… and yes, I have made this type of soup before.