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  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 400g sausages
    (sold as pack of 6-8 sausages)
  • 1 onion
    finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
    crushed
  • 1 red pepper
    sliced
  • 250g dried lentils
    (we used puy lentils)
  • 650ml vegetable stock
  • 175ml red wine
    or extra stock
  • Small handful flat-leaf parsley
    chopped, to garnish
  • crusty bread
    to serve

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal556
  • fat29g
  • saturates9g
  • carbs45g
  • sugars8g
  • fibre8g
  • protein28g
  • salt2.42g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oil in a large, deep saucepan or heavy bottomed casserole dish, cook the sausages for 3 to 4 minutes in a high heat 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.

  • step 2

    Season with salt and pepper, bring up to the boil, then simmer for 40-50 mins until lentils have softened and sausages are cooked through. Garnish with parsley and serve with plenty of crusty bread.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006

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stooch

question

Can this be frozen?

emmahollycrosswqoZ5Cc-

This was ok, what didn't help was the my online shopping order sent split peas instead, which I don't think worked so well, the amount of liquid seemed spot on to me though, but the picture above has a rich red colour and mine didn't, which was disappointing, I used red wine also, but still not that…

Laura Anderson 6

question

Can this be made in a slow cooker?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. We haven't tested this in the slow cooker but there's no reason why not. You could also try our 'Slow cooker sausage casserole' (bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/slow-cooker-sausage-casserole) - we cook it on high for 4 hrs or on low for 8 hrs, so you can use these timings as a…

ruairismart0220S3nBYi9z

question

This isn't enough liquid to cook the lentils, does the recipe mean canned lentils or precooked lentils? Otherwise the numbers seem way off

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question and for flagging this up. It is dried lentils but you're right that there doesn't appear to be enough liquid. We're going to retest this in our test kitchen but in the meantime we'd recommend adding 650ml stock plus the wine, topping up with a little extra stock or water…

Laura Anderson 6

I added carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Three big red peppers (we felt it needed more after the first time I made it). I used sausages from my local butcher (mango and chilli) as we felt the bog standard ones were a bit insipid. As others have said, a lot more liquid needed.

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