Sausage, lentil & chickpea one pot
A wonderful new sausage, lentil and chickpea one pot to make mid week for you! In an effort to stay well in the colder months, we like to renew our efforts to nourish ourselves with good hearty food, packed with fibre, protein and flavour. This stew is everything you crave for in autumn winter and is very versatile. Sausages can be swapped for chicken or meatballs. Delicious reheated the next day as the favours develop further.
Ingredients
Serves 3-4
Prep 10mins
Cooking time 1hour
6 large organic / Italian sausages
1 onion finely diced or sliced
3 garlic cloves, grated or sliced
2 carrots finely chopped
2 celery sticks finely chopped
1 glass of red wine
1 tbsp tomato concentrate
200ml stock
400g tin peeled plum tomatoes
200g dried black or green or Puy lentils
1 jar queen chickpeas (400g drained weight)
Fresh rosemary sprigs, finely chopped
Extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper
TO SERVE: Grated parmesan and chopped parsley
Method
Remove skins from sausages (optional) and cut into chuncks each
Heat olive oil in heavy base pan over medium-high heat.
Add the sausages and brown over medium heat for 4-5minutes
Remove from the pan and set aside
Turn down heat and add onion and cook for 2 mins, stirring
Add garlic, carrot, celery and rosemary and cook for, about 5 minutes.
Add sausages back to pan along with wine and tomato concentrate and stir
Cook for 5 mins uncovered to let alcohol evaporate
Stir in the stock and plum tomatoes. Break them up with wooden spoon
Add lentils, stir well and leave to cook for 10 minutes.
Add the chickpeas with their juice (if jar) and leave to cook over low heat uncovered for another 25mins.
Check and stir regularly. If liquid get fully absorbed and it looks like it is drying out add extra stock or wine.
Season to taste.
Serve with fresh parsley and grated parmesan
The Health Boost Tip
This feeds 2-3 in my house but will stretch to 4 depending on age and needs.
High in protein and rich in dietary fibre and folate, lentils will help keep you full for longer and are a great additional source of protein for those following a vegetarian or vegan diet.
