Spiced Lentil and Sausage Stew
with Apples, Homemade Croutons and Pepitas
Flavoured with warm spices and sweetened with sausage, veggies and apples, this hearty and comforting stew is pure heaven. The crunchy croutons and pepitas add layers of texture that will have you coming back for more!
Ingredients: Mild Italian sausage (pork, spices, salt, sugars (sugar, dextrose), onion, dehydrated garlic, flavour, sunflower oil, water) • Carrots • Sweet potato • Gala apple • Yellow onion • Ciabatta roll (unbleached untreated enriched wheat flour flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sea salt, yeast, malted barley flour) (barley, wheat) • Red lentils • Spinach • Mild curry paste (water, onions, tomato paste, vinegar, vegetable oil, garlic, modified corn starch, garlic powder, salt, curry powder, spices, xanthan gum, citric acid, caramel, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) • Pepitas • Vegetable broth concentrate (sugars (vegetable juice concentrates [tomato, mushroom, onion, carrot, celery], sugar, maltodextrin), salt, yeast extract, natural flavor) • Moroccan spice blend (spices, salt, sugar, paprika powder, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, oleoresin paprika, silicon dioxide) • Cilantro.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
½ cup
Red Lentils
1 unit(s)
Gala Apple
1 unit(s)
Yellow Onion
2 tbsp
Curry Paste
(May contain Mustard, Milk, Fish, Gluten, Soy, Crustaceans, Egg, Sesame, Sulphites, Wheat, Tree nuts)
1 tbsp
Moroccan Spice Blend
(May contain Soy, Milk, Tree nuts, Sesame, Mustard, Triticale, Wheat, Peanuts, Sulphites)
2 unit(s)
Vegetable Broth Concentrate
(May contain Milk, Sesame, Gluten, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Crustaceans, Soy, Tree nuts, Wheat, Sulphites)
1 unit(s)
Ciabatta Roll
(Contains Wheat, Barley May contain Sesame, Soy, Walnuts, Oats, Rye, Triticale)
28 g
Pepitas
7 g
Cilantro
56 g
Baby Spinach
1 unit(s)
Carrot
1 unit(s)
Sweet Potato
250 g
Mild Italian Sausage, uncased
(May contain Mustard, Soy, Wheat, Egg, Milk)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
2 tbsp
Oil*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Cut ciabatta into 1-inch pieces.
- Add ciabatta pieces and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil to an unlined baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
- Toast in the top of the oven, stirring halfway through, until croutons are golden, 14-16 min.
- At the halfway mark, add pepitas to the baking sheet.
- Toast pepitas and croutons for the remainder of the cook time, until golden.
- Meanwhile, peel, then halve carrot lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch half-moons.
- Peel, core, then cut apple into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Peel, then cut onion into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Peel, then cut sweet potato into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then sausage and onions. Cook, breaking up sausage and stirring often until onions have softened, and sausage is cooked through, 4-6 min.**
- Add sweet potatoes, carrots, Moroccan Spice Blend and curry paste. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 30 sec. Season with salt.
- Add lentils, broth concentrate and 2 1/4 cups (4 1/2 cups) water to the pot with sausage and veggies.
- Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high.
- Once boiling, add apples. Reduce heat to medium.
- Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are tender and apples are soft, 8-10 min. (TIP: If you prefer a thinner stew, add water until stew reaches desired consistency. If you prefer a thicker stew, continue cooking with the lid off.)
- Add spinach, then stir until wilted, 1-2 min. Season with salt and pepper.
- Roughly chop cilantro.
- Divide stew between bowls.
- Sprinkle with cilantro and pepitas, then top with croutons.
If you've opted to add sausage, when the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil then sausage along with onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up sausage and stirring often until onions have softened and sausage is cooked through, 4-6 min**. Follow the rest of the recipe as written.