Lentil Stew With Italian Turkey Sausage Recipes

LENTIL STEW WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a large pot on a medium heat stove burner.
• In the hot olive oil, saute the diced pancetta and Italian sausage until browned about 10 minutes. Then remove the pancetta and sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving the fat in the pan. Set the pancetta and sausage aside to add back into the pot later.
• Add the sofritto: onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 7 minutes, stirring frequently, scraping up any browned bits on the sides and bottom of the pot.
• Add the garlic, cooked pancetta and Italian sausage, lentils, chicken broth/stock, and all of the herbs.
• Add the tomatoes, zucchini, green pepper, artichoke hearts, potatoes, and 1 to 2 chunks/rinds of Parmigiano cheese.
• Bring to a boil. Once a boiling point has been reached, turn the heat down to simmer for 45 minutes or until potatoes and lentils are done, but not mushy.
• Add baby spinach and parsley. Cook for another 5 minutes until the spinach and parsley have just wilted.
• Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Garnish with shaved Parmigiano cheese and parsley sprigs.

LENTIL STEW WITH ITALIAN TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups broth, onion, and celery in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
• At the same time, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry sausage links in the hot skillet. Pierce casings with a fork to allow juices to run out and cook in the bottom of the pan. Cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a plate to cool. Slice into thin slices.
• Deglaze the skillet with about 1/4 cup chicken broth. Add the pan drippings to the saucepan, along with any remaining chicken broth, lentils, tomato sauce, and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. If more liquid is needed, add water in small increments.
• Add sliced sausage, heat through, and serve.

SAUSAGE AND LENTILS WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the lentils with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and cover part-way to simmer for about 10 minutes (the lentils should be cooked just part-way through (there should be some liquid in the pan still).
• In a large skillet, heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Add the sausage and cook over medium-high heat, tossing regularly and breaking the sausage up with a wooden spoon, until fully cooked and browned.
• Push the sausage to one side of the skillet and add the fennel, garlic, onion, carrots, and fennel seed. Add broth and red wine vinegar.
• Add the par-boiled lentils to the sausage and fennel skillet. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and let simmer, partially covered, for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning. To serve, drizzle a bit of extra virgin olive oil on top. Serve immediately with your favorite crusty bread

LENTIL AND HOT ITALIAN TURKEY SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Squeeze turkey sausage out of it's casing and into in a large dutch oven or stock pot with olive oil. Cook, stirring frequently and chopping up the sausage with a wooden spoon or spatula, over medium heat until sausage starts to evenly brown. Add the onion, celery, and chopped garlic, saute until the onions are translucent. Slowly stir in the lentils, carrots, water, vegetable broth, tomatoes, garlic powder, bay leaves, parsley, oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper. Bring the pot up to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and let simmer, covered, for 2½-3 hours. Re-season with salt, pepper, and a dash of hot Sriracha chili sauce if desired. Serve immediately or store and re-heat later, the stew will stay good in the fridge for a week or so.

SAUSAGE LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the kielbasa, carrots, celery, onion and garlic in oil until vegetables are almost tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the water, potatoes, broth, lentils, salt, cumin and cayenne; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and chiles; heat through.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE & LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• SPRAY saucepot with vegetable cooking spray. Add sausage and cook until browned.
• ADD onion, carrots and garlic and cook until tender.
• ADD broth, potatoes, lentils, bay leaf and oregano. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat 40 minute or until lentils are done.
• STIR in broccoli rabe and cook 5 minute Remove bay leaf.

TURKEY LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large pot.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer at least 30 minutes.
• Longer simmering melds tastes even better.
• Serve hot.

SAUSAGE AND LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the lentils and cull them for small stones and debris. Put them in a heavy 4-quart pot with a tight-fitting lid. Cut thick sausages into 1-inch lengths or thin ones into 2-inch lengths, and put them in the pot. Clean and thinly slice the celery, chop the leaves, peel and finely chop the onion, and add it all to the pot.
• Pour in the water, and add the salt and a few grindings of black pepper. Stir all the ingredients together, cover, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat and cook at a lively simmer for about 1 hour, stirring from time to time to prevent the lentils from burning. When the sausages and lentils are cooked and the liquid has thickened, serve piping hot in bowls.

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook and crumble sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon., In same pot, saute onion, celery and carrot until tender, 4-6 minutes. Add garlic and seasonings; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in sausage, lentils, tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until lentils are tender, 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf., Transfer 5 cups soup to a blender; cool slightly. Cover; process until smooth. Return to pot; heat through. If desired, top servings with yogurt and parsley. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary.