sausage and lentil soup

Ingredients For sausage and lentil soup

• 1 lb

  hot italian sausage
• 1 lg

  onion, chopped
• 1

  stalk celery, chopped
• 2 lg

  carrots, chopped
• 1 sm

  zucchini, chopped
• 8 c

  chicken broth
• 2 can

  diced tomatoes, undrained (14-1/2 oz cans)
• 2 clove

  garlic, minced
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 2 c

  dry green lentils, rinsed
• 3/4 tsp

  black pepper
• 1/2 tsp

  red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp

  dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp

  dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp

  fennel seeds
• 1

  bay leaf
• 1/2 c

  parmesan cheese, freshly grated