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    Home » Side Dish Recipes » Grains and Legumes Recipes

    Published: Mar 15, 2011 · Modified: May 3, 2022 by Renée · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    Lentil Stew with Lemon and Sausage

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    Zesty and hearty... with a kick! Lentil Stew with lemon and sausage is a bowl full of love, with a kiss of heat.

    Lentil Stew with Lemon and Sausage Recipe

    This is one of the many, many recipes I've been anxious to make from Melissa Clark's cookbook "In The Kitchen With A Good Appetite".  

    It's one of those page-turning books where just about every recipe you see has you mentally making your grocery list so you can be ready at a moments notice to whip up one of her creative and well thought out dishes in no time. 

    *Disclaimer - This recipe was originally published in 2011. I'm working hard to update all my older recipes with recipe cards, new photos, and additional recipe information. But, getting to all of them will take time. Please bear with me. In the meantime let me assure you that this recipe is still a winner and one I'm sure you'll be well pleased with when you make it at home.


    I made a few slight variations to her original (I think Melissa would approve) in order to put my own stamp on it but for the most part, the recipe is all Melissa's and it is truly scrumptious!!! 

    I, unfortunately, didn't have the red lentils she called for in her recipe so I used plain brown lentils. 

    I say, use whatever kind of lentils you can find near you but don't let the color (or lack of particular color) stop you from making this dish. 

    Red or brown, eat your lentils, they're so good for you! 

    Spoken like a true mom!

    Lentil Stew with Lemon and Sausage Recipe

     
    LENTIL STEW WITH LEMON AND SAUSAGE    {PRINT THIS RECIPE}


    1 pound of Italian Sausage*
    4 tablespoons olive oil
    2 large onions, chopped
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    2 tablespoons tomato paste
    2 teaspoons ground cumin
    1 teaspoon ground coriander*
    salt and pepper to taste
    pinch of cayenne pepper
    2 quarts chicken stock
    2 cups lentils of any color
    2 large carrots, peeled and diced
    Juice of 1 lemon
    ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley

    - In a large pot, heat the oil over high heat until hot and shimmering. Add the Italian Sausage and cook until you can crumble it and it's nice and brown. 
    -Halfway through the cooking of your sausage, add the onions, garlic, and carrots.  Cook approximately 10 minutes on medium heat.
    -Stir in the tomato paste, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, and cayenne and sauté for 2 minutes longer.
    -Add the chicken stock, and the lentils.
    -Bring to a simmer and cook until the lentils are soft, about 30 minutes.
    -Right before serving, add the lemon juice and stir to combine all the flavors.
    -Ladle into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

    Lentil Stew with Lemon and Sausage Recipe

    Please note that the * denotes the few changes I made to Melissa's original recipe. 

    Where Melissa's was once a soup, I made mine a bit thicker and stew-like. 

    If you would like to make yours more like a soup, you can add 2 cups water at the time you add your chicken stock. 

    Melissa also suggested using an immersion blender or food processor to puree half the soup but I opted to keep the entire stew chunky and thick.

    With the additional side of drop biscuits with cheddar and garlic, this was a meal that we truly all enjoyed, even my son who says he doesn't like lentils.

    Everyone, even my son,  just about licked our bowls clean, and I never once had to say "Eat your lentils, they're good for you"!

    They just did.

    Sweet!!!

    I can't wait to try another one of Melissa's recipes. 

    Right now I have my eye on "Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes" and I even have all the ingredients on hand in my pantry and fridge...hmmmm. 

    Page #147 may be calling my name for tonight  🙂

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    1. Melissa says

      September 25, 2012 at 2:09 am

      I just made this soup for the September SRC reveal day and absolutely loved it! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! 🙂

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    2. Betsy says

      March 19, 2011 at 1:21 am

      This looks really good. I recently got this book and LOVE it. I have it by my bed and read some each night (I'm rationing myself). I hadn't gotten up to this recipe yet, but I am going to put this on the list for this week. I made the granola and it was awesome.

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    3. Paula says

      March 16, 2011 at 4:23 am

      Your own version of Melissa's Lentil *Soup* looks so hearty and appetizing, so too does that (is it a home-made cheese bun) bun on the side of the dish!

      Reply

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