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Note: Use store-bought pre-cooked andouille sausage for this recipe.

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About This Recipe

Yield: serves 4
Active time: 25 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 whole andouille sausages, pricked all over with a toothpick or cake tester (about 1 pound, see note above)
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 celery stalk, finely diced (about 1 cup)
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 serrano or jalapeño pepper, minced (optional, about 2 tablespoons)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup dried green lentils
  • 3 1/2 cups low-sodium homemade or canned chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling (optional)
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Procedures

  1. Heat ½ tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the sausages and cook until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Set aside.

  2. Add the remaining olive oil and heat until shimmering. Add the carrots, celery, onion, chili pepper, and a generous pinch of salt. Stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the lentils and the broth, stirring to combine. Lower the heat to bring to a simmer, then partially cover, and allow to cook until lentils are beginning to softe, about 15 minutes. uncover, add sausages, and continue to cook, stirring lentils and flipping sausages occasionally until fully cooked.

  3. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle lentils into four serving bowls and top each with a sausage (slice sausage first if desired). Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve immediately.