Sausage and lentil casserole
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1 hour 10 min
Tomato and herb based lentil casserole with sausages. This is an easy winter warmer that the whole family will love.
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Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 165g puy lentils, or green lentils, rinsed
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- oil for frying
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 6 to 8 good quality sausages, I prefer Cumberland
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:1hr ›
Ready in:1hr10min
- Boil lentils in 1 litre of water for 30 minutes.
- While lentils boil, chop onion and add to big saucepan with garlic and a little oil. Sweat them for about 8 to 10 minutes until translucent.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar and herbs, then let reduce for about 5 to 7 minutes; you may need to stir it to stop it catching.
- While the tomato sauce reduces cook the sausages, either in pan or under grill. Get them nice and brown then add them to the tomatoes.
- After the 30 minutes drain the lentils but keep the liquid. Then add the lentils to the sausages and tomatoes and stir well.
- Add 275ml of the lentil liquid, stir and then put a lid on the pot and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.
Tip
You will need a big pan with a lid. I like to enjoy this meal with some green beans or cabbage and some crusty bread.
