Jan Valdez, Chicago, Illinois A nutritious, inexpensive source of protein, lentils are low-fat, lens-shaped seeds that are delicious in salads, sides and soups, like our Italian-style lentil soup ...

Or you can make your own Italian sausage. For a lighter version, try using Italian-style turkey sausage instead. Spicy sausage lentil soup – you can use hot Italian sausage Vegetarians can ...