Sausage & Kale Lentil Stew

Name: Sausage & Kale Lentil Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings (2 quarts).
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk pork sausage; 10 baby carrots, chopped (about 3/4 cup); 1 small onion, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 4 plum tomatoes, halved; 3/4 cup roasted sweet red peppers; 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed; 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh kale

I made a pot of this awesome soup when visiting my sister and her family. Now, I'll bring it along when I stop by or pack up a few containers for my nephew, who appreciates a home-cooked meal while he's off at college. —Tiffany Ihle, Bronx, New York

Ingredients

1 pound bulk pork sausage
10 baby carrots, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 plum tomatoes, halved
3/4 cup roasted sweet red peppers
1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh kale

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, carrots and onion over medium-high heat until sausage is no longer pink, breaking up sausage into crumbles, 8-10 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Drain.
Place tomatoes and red peppers in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add to sausage mixture; stir in lentils, broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in kale; cook until lentils and kale are tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/3 cups: 339 calories, 17g fat (5g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 1007mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 5g fiber), 17g protein.

Originally published as Hearty Sausage & Kale Lentil Soup in Simple & Delicious August/September 2014

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thelouws

Dec 15, 2016

A real winner! I'm glad I doubled it because we all loved it!
rksjmk

Jan 5, 2016

Made this stew last night for the first and not the last time! My whole family loved it! I did not have vegetable broth on hand so made beef broth with Better than Bouillon reduced sodium beef base. I also added more roasted peppers because we like them so much. Great recipe and really healthy!