Italian-style braised sausages and lentils recipe

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Italian-style braised sausages and lentils recipe

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Hearty, warming and full of flavour, you'll love this one-pan braised sausages and lentils recipe. Pair Italian-style pork sausages with tender green lentils, all simmered in a rich soffrito base. A simple salsa verde made with capers, anchovies and herbs adds a punchy finish. Sausages and lentils make for a comforting midweek dinner that feels a little bit special.
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Hearty, warming and full of flavour, you'll love this one-pan braised sausages and lentils recipe. Pair Italian-style pork sausages with tender green lentils, all simmered in a rich soffrito base. A simple salsa verde made with capers, anchovies and herbs adds a punchy finish. Sausages and lentils make for a comforting midweek dinner that feels a little bit special.
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45MIN

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Ingredients

Servings
3
1 pack
M&S Collection Italian-style pork sausage
400g per pack
250 g
M&S prepared frozen soffritto mix
2 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, thinly sliced
200 g
green lentils
1 tbsp
tomato purée
1 tub
(500 g)
chicken stock
For the salsa verde
1
M&S British echalion shallot, finely diced
4
M&S Collection Cantabrian anchovy fillets in extra virgin olive oil, finely chopped
2 tbsp
M&S nonpareilles capers
25 g
flat leaf parsley, leaves picked, finely chopped
25 g
basil, leaves picked, finely chopped
2 tbsp
M&S Collection Nocellara del Belice extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp
red wine vinegar
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step 1
Heat a large, lidded frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add in a glug of olive oil and the sausages (1 pack) and cook for 5-7 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Remove from the pan and leave to one side.
step 2
Return the pan to the heat, add the soffrito mix (250 g) and garlic (2 cloves), and cook for 3-5 minutes, until softened.
step 3
Stir through the green lentils (200 g) to coat, then add the tomato purée (1 tbsp) and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock (1 tub) and 200ml of water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
step 4
Return the sausages to the pan and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, until the lentils are tender but still have a bit of bite.
step 5
Meanwhile, make the salsa verde. Add the finely diced shallots (1), anchovies (4), capers (2 tbsp), parsley (25 g) and basil (25 g) to a mixing bowl. Stir in the extra virgin olive oil (2 tbsp) and the red wine vinegar (2 tbsp) and season to taste with salt and pepper.
step 6
When the lentils are cooked, spoon over the salsa verde and dig in.
step 6 When the lentils are cooked, spoon over the salsa verde and dig in.

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