Braised sausage with lentils

Braised sausage with lentils
Ditch the mash and team your bangers with nutty lentils instead
Serves 4 people  / 
Prep 15 mins  / 
Cook 40 mins

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil 6 Co-op Truly Irresistible pork sausages 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped 4 carrots, peeled and cut into small pieces 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped 200g Co-op green lentils 700ml vegetable stock (using 1 stock cube) Sprig fresh thyme (optional);

Method

Heat the oil in a heavy-based casserole dish. Add the sausages and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden all over, then remove from the pan and put on a plate Add the red onion and carrot, and cook gently until just soft. Add the garlic and cook for a minute, then return the sausages to the pan with the lentils, stock and thyme, if using Cover with foil and a casserole lid, and simmer gently for 25 minutes or until the lentils and sausages are cooked