Sausage and lentil casserole

Serves 4

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This is the perfect comfort food when you are feeling stressed. Stress causes extra B vitamins to be used up by the nervous system. These vitamins have to be replaced through diet to prevent the body becoming rundown. Pork is a good source of these B vitamins, as well as protein. The lentils provide additional protein and are a good source of complex carbohydrate, fibre and iron, which helps to keep the blood healthy.

 

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
125g bacon, diced
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
1 stick of celery. diced
295g dried green lentils
1 litre chicken stock
2 bay leaves
8 reduced-fat pork sausages

 

Method

Warm the oil in a deep, heavy casserole. Put the sausages in to brown, then remove them to a plate. Cut them into short lengths, if preferred.

Add the bacon and let it cook over a medium heat so that it colours lightly, then stir in the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft.

Add the lentils, carrots, celery, chicken stock, bay leaves and the sausages.

Bring everything to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer gently. Season, then leave for 30 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Serve with broccoli.

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