Thoughtless Thursdays: Sausage and Lentil Minestrone ⋆ Kait Nolan

Name: Thoughtless Thursdays: Sausage and Lentil Minestrone ⋆ Kait Nolan
Ingredients: 1 link Italian turkey sausage, removed from casing; 1/2 large Vidalia (or other sweet) onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 and 1/2 stalks of celery, diced; 1 large carrot, peeled and diced; 3/4 cup dried lentils; 1 cup chicken stock; 1/2 cup wine (whatever you have leftover–I used a Petite Syrah); 3 cups water (or more stock if you’ve got it); 3 tablespoons pizza sauce (because I didn’t have tomato paste or sauce–they went INTO my pizza sauce); 1/2 cup mini pasta shells