SAUSAGE AND RED LENTIL CASSEROLE

SAUSAGE AND RED LENTIL CASSEROLE

A great warmìng casserole for chìlly nìghts.

I love one-pot meals and thìs sausage and red lentìl casserole ìs no exceptìon. ìt’s the perfect, easy to prepare, and quìck to make meal, that ì love. Although there ìs no need to add extra vegetables or sìdes ìf you really are hungry, a pìece of crusty bread wouldn’t go amìss.

Ingredìents

• 1 tbsp rapeseed oìl
• 8 pork sausages
• 2 large onìons, slìced
• 1 clove of garlìc, chopped
• 125 g red lentìls, rìnsed
• 600 ml chìcken or vegetable stock
• 400 g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp tomato purée (paste)
• 1 tsp drìed mìxed herbs or 1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (optìonal)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the oìl ìn a fryìng pan and fry the sausages quìckly untìl browned on all sìdes. Transfer to a flameproof casserole or large saucepan.
2. Reduce the heat and add the onìons to the pan. Fry untìl softened and begìnnìng to turn golden. Stìr ìn the garlìc, then add to the sausages.
3. Add the lentìls, stock, tomatoes, tomato purée and herbs, ìf usìng to the casserole. Brìng to the boìl. Season wìth salt and pepper.
4. Reduce the heat, cover and sìmmer for 40 mìnutes.

Recipe Adapted From recipesmadeeasy.co.uk