Guest Recipe and GIVEAWAY with Joseph's Grainery

My family and I have been moving toward eating more whole grains lately, so I was especially pleased to open up my mailbox and get two wonderful mixes from Kelli and her family at Joseph's Grainery-- a multi-grain pancake mix and a whole grain cookie mix!

You absolutely would not believe the quality and made-from-scratch taste of their mixes. Wonderful! My mom, sister and I tried them out and were really impressed with how fresh and delicious (and easy) they were. The kids gobbled them down, too!

Make sure you check out Kelli's recipe below and enter the giveaway at the bottom of the post.

Then go order some wonderful, nutritious products from these nice folks--who wouldn't feel good about eating well and supporting a family-owned business?

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Hi there!  It's Kelli (aka "MaMa" to Lil' Joe) from Joseph's Grainery and I'm excited (and honored) to share one of my all time favorite soup recipes with you today.

Me, Lil' Joe and My Dad - Joseph's Grainery

Over at Joseph's Grainery, I'm the cook and computer geek, my dad's the farmer and Lil' Joe is the "blogger".  ;)  I love coming up with family friendly, yet healthy whole grain recipes made with the grains from our family's farm.

So here's a recipe that you'll definitely want to file away for those times when you have to feed a crowd or want some left overs, and soup will fit the bill.  This is a kid-tested-and-approved yummy soup, perfect for a rainy spring evening!

Sausage and Lentil Soup

Get ready, cause this is like no Lentil Soup you've ever tasted before!

Sausage and Lentil Soup Ingredients:

2 Tbs olive oil

1 red onion, diced

4+ cloves garlic, minced

1/2 lb mild Italian pork sausage (or more if you want)

2 large carrots, peeled and chopped

2 c Joseph's Grainery Lentils, rinsed

8 to 10 c beef broth

1 28 oz can diced tomatoes with juice

2 Tbs tomato paste 

1 c fresh spinach 

2 tsp rosemary, chopped

1 tsp oregano

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:  Saute onion in olive oil for several minutes in a big soup pot. 

Add sausage and garlic and saute until sausage is browned.

Add carrots and saute for several more minutes.  Then add lenils and saute briefly.

Add broth, tomatoes, paste and seasoning and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 45 minutes.  When about 10 minutes remain, add the spinach and continue to simmer for the remainder of the time.  If it becomes to thick, add more broth or water.

Serve with grated parmesan cheese and enjoy every bite!  We know you will!

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{{ GIVEAWAY! }}

Joseph's Grainery Gift Pack ($30 value)

 Joseph's Grainery Gift Pack let's you send the gift of whole grain goodness to your special someone.  This Gift Pack is the perfect sampler of our favorite and best selling whole grain products.  Included in the festively packed gift are the Joseph's Grainery Multigrain Pancake Mix, Whole Grain Cookie Mix, Cracked Wheat Breakfast Cereal, Hard Red Wheat Berries, Hard Red Whole Wheat Bread Flour, Lentils and Recipe Cards with some of our favorite whole grain recipes.  Everything your loved one will need to start cooking and baking with Joseph's Grainery!

To Win (1 entry for each):

1. Check out  Joseph's Grainery online and leave a comment here, telling us about your favorite product.

2. Become a follower of Joseph's Grainery and leave a comment here saying you did (or are).

3. Become a follower, subscriber or facebook fan of In Between Laundry and leave a comment here saying that you are.

4. Share this on facebook, twitter or your blog and leave a comment here saying that you did.

5. Place an order and leave a comment here saying what you purchased.

Giveaway ends promptly at 11:59 pm central-time, April 5th.

Winner will be announced on April 6th.