Healthy Sausage Casserole Recipe

Ingredients
- 1 cup dried lentils, or see variation
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 8 sausages
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbs ground cumin
- 1 tsp reduced-salt vegetable stock
Method
- Soak the lentils in a large bowl of water for about 8 hours. Drain the lentils just before using them.
- Heat oil in a large pot with a lid.
- Gently fry the sausages for 5-10 minutes to give them a brown colour.
- Add the onions and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, put the lid on and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the lentils and vegetables are tender and the sausages are cooked through.
Healthy tip!
To eat less saturated fat, choose leaner cuts of meat and and trim the fat off meat before cooking.
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Nutrition Information
per serving | per 100g | |
---|---|---|
Energy | 1461 kJ | 461 kJ |
Protein | 19 g | 6 g |
Fat, total | 21.8 g | 6.9 g |
— saturated | 9.5 g | 3 g |
Carbohydrate | 15.2 g | 4.8 g |
— sugars | 4.3 g | 1.3 g |
Sodium | 700.2 mg | 220.8 mg |
Fibre | 8.5 g | 2.7 g |
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Comments (2)
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I used 1 tin of lentils and added a tin of tomatoes to give the lentils some moisture. This one got a thumbs up from the family.
Katrina Murphy
Posted on: 01 Jun 20 -
The family loved this - simple to make and delicious. I just used up whatever vegies I had in the vegie drawer! Will be a keeper.
Mias Mum
Posted on: 11 Jun 14
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