One Pot Sausage and Lentil Stew

Ok so you've had a pack of sausages stuck at the back of the fridge and the sell by date draws near but you don't fancy bangers and mash again and it's the start of the week so too early for a big fry-up breakfast.....why not try this delicious One Pot Sausage and Lentil Stew, perfect for a chilly winter supper.  It only takes five minutes to prep and 40 minutes to cook.

It's a great way to make ordinary (or meat free) bangers a bit special, although for a real treat why not splash out and buy some hand-crafted bangers like O'Hagan's venison or beef and Guinness. They're available online and are supplied by Bill O'Hagan 'Britain's Best Sausage Maker'.




Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
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• 400g pack sausages
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• 1 onion  fine chop
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• 1 garlic clove  crushed
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• 1 red pepper  sliced
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• 250g lentils (I used puy lentils)
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• 150ml vegetable stock
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• 125ml red wine or extra stock

Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan, cook the sausages until browned, then remove.

Tip in remaining oil, onion, garlic and pepper, then cook, about 5 mins more until softened. 

Add lentils and sausages to the pan with the stock and wine, if using.

Bring up to the boil, then simmer for 20 mins until lentils have softened and sausages are cooked through. 

Serve with plenty of crusty bread.

Nutritional Value:

556 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 8g, sugar 8g, salt 2.42 g