Lentils with smoked sausages

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Need to warm up a bit since the beginning of the fall? This recipe will be able to comfort you ! Simple , without too much fat and meat , no need to lay it on thick ! For me the sausages are sufficient to provide the taste and to give lentils a good deal.

Lentils with smoked sausages

For 4 servings

Preparation time : 10min, Cooking time : 50 min

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• 2 large smoked sausages
• 200g green lentils
• 2 large carrots
• 1 yellow onion
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 thyme branches
• 800ml cold water
• 1 stock cube
• 1 tbsp olive oil

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PREPARATION

• Peel the carrots and cut into thin slices.
• Peel and mince the onion.
• Cut the sausages into slices.

• In a pot , stir onion and carrots in olive oil until golden brown. Add salt and pepper . Put the carrots and onions in a bowl and reserve .
• In the pot, stir the sausages’ slices without fat (sausages are already full of fat) until golden brown.

• Add carrots and onion in the pot. Mix and add the lentils. Cover with 800ml of cold water.

• Add the stock cube, bay leaves and thyme.

• Bring to boil. Cover and let cook for 30 to 40 minutes over low heat. Lentils must be tender.

Bon appétit!