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How to Make Spicy Lentil Stew
Try our Spicy Lentil Stew. You can spice up this hearty stew even more by adding a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes when sautéing the vegetables. Or, tone it down by using apple-, Italian-, or Mediterranean-flavored chicken sausage.
20 min prep time
1 hr, 5 min cook time
9servings
1 cup
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
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Coat a large soup pot with cooking spray. Over medium-high heat, sauté the sausage until lightly brown.
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Add the celery, onions, carrots, and red bell pepper to the pot and sauté over medium-high heat for approximately 4 minutes or until the onions begin to turn clear.
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Add the water, broth, lentils, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
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Remove the bay leaf. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Nutrition facts
9 Servings
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Serving Size
1 cup
- Amount per serving Calories 160
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
3g
4%
- Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
- Trans Fats 0g
- Cholesterol 40mg 13%
- Sodium 420mg 18%
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Total Carbohydrate
19g
7%
- Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
- Total Sugars 3g
- Added Sugars 0g 0%
- Protein 13g
- Potassium 417mg 9%
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1 whole
celery (medium dice)
2 stalks
spicy chicken sausage (jalapeno or andouille)
14 oz
onion(s) (diced)
1 med
carrots (diced)
2 med
red bell pepper (diced)
1 med
water
3 cup
reduced sodium chicken broth
14 1/2 oz
dried lentils
1 cup
black pepper
1 tsp
bay leaves
1 leaves
fresh parsley (chopped)
1/4 cup
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Reviews & Ratings
Heavenly!
A couple of notes: I wasn’t sure how to cut up the sausage since the recipe doesn’t state that but I diced them to similar size as the veggies. And, the photo at the top appears to have potatoes in it while there are none in the recipe.
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All ingredients were included. I adjusted the amount of some, because we like heartier stews. I doubled the carrots and celery. I used 4 Aidell's chicken & apple sausages.
The instructions are clear and concise. Because I had the time today, I allowed the sausage and veggies to cook 10 minutes longer on a lower heat (to allow the flavors to blend and the veggies to "sweat") before adding the liquid.
I served the stew with a side of roasted green beans and a crusty multigrain baguette toasted in the oven for a few minutes.