SAUSAGES WITH CREAMY LENTILS

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Update the great British banger with a side of creamy green lentils - a great storecupboard alternative to potatoes

Provided by Good Food team

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

8 good quality pork sausages
1 onion
2 carrots
1 celery stick
2 tbsp sunflower oil
2 streaky bacon rashers, chopped
2 fresh thyme sprigs or a pinch if dried
200ml hot vegetable stock (a cube is fine)
410g can green lentil
4 tbsp crème fraîche or double cream

Steps:

Preheat the grill. Grill the sausages for 15-20 minutes, turning occasionally, until they are evenly browned and cooked through.
Meanwhile, chop the onion, carrots and celery into small pieces. (A food processor can make short work of this.) Heat the sunflower oil in a medium pan. Fry the bacon for 2 minutes, then stir in the chopped vegetables and thyme. Cook over a medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened and are beginning to brown.
Pour in the stock and simmer for 8 minutes until the carrots are tender. Drain the lentils, then stir into the vegetables. Heat through for a couple of minutes, then season and stir in the créme fraiche or cream. Serve with the grilled sausages.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 485 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 23 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 3.61 milligram of sodium