Lentils & Sausage Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces lentils
• 4 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced (or pressed)
• 1 lb mild italian sausage
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 -3 large carrots, diagonally sliced about 1/4 inch thick
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced

Recipe

• 1 rinse lentils in water and drain well; pick out and discard any foreign material. add to 4-quart casserole or dutch oven. add the boiling water, salt, and garlic. cover and place in a 350° f oven to begin baking.
• 2 meanwhile, remove casings from sausage and cut into 1-inch chunks. cook sausage in a wide frying pan over medium heat until well browned. using a slotted spoon, remove sausage and stir into lentils. discard all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings; add onion to drippings and cook, stirring, until soft. stir onion and carrots into lentils.
• 3 cover and bake for 45 minutes. stir tomato sauce and vinegar into lentils and bake, uncovered, for 20 more minutes.
• 4 garnish with parsley.