Instant pot sausage lentil stew

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1lb Italian sausage
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3-4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 14.5oz cans diced tomatoes
• 5 Cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 Cups dry lentils, rinsed and picked over (preferably French Green Lentils)
• 1 cup finely chopped kale (optional)

Directions

• Press the SAUTE button on the instant pot and let preheat for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the olive oil and Italian sausage.
• Cook, breaking into small pieces with a spoon, until no longer pink.
• Add the onion, celery and carrot.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
• Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and salt.
• Add the diced tomatoes, chicken stock, and lentils. Stir to combine.
• Close the instant pot and press MANUAL and set timer for 10 minutes.
• When the time is up let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick release the rest of the steam.
• Stir in the chopped kale.
• Serve topped with parmesan cheese if desired.

Notes:

• This recipe makes a larger batch
• Lentils are frequently cross-contaminated with other grains, so be sure to rinse and pick through the lentils before adding them to the soup.

Instant Pot Sausage Stew 1 lb Italian sausage (about 3 big sausages) 1 onion ( I don’t always add this) 2 stalks celery 3-4 carrots, chopped 1 cup frozen corn 3 cloves garlic 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (I don’t add this if I use spicy sausage) 1 tsp salt 1 28oz can diced tomatoes 5 cups chicken broth (haha.. no. I use water) 1 1/2 cups green lentils Sometimes I add like to add 1/2 cup or less red lentils for texture and thickening

Original Recipe https://meaningfuleats.com/instant-pot-sausage-lentil-stew/

1. Chop and cook sausage in a different pan, pour out fat
2. Add everything to the pot
3. Cook 15 minutes on manual/high (original recipe says 10 but then the lentils can be a little hard). Natural release 10 minutes on keep warm

This is the “whatever I have left in the fridge goes in” stew. Throw in anything, zucchini, cabbage, yam, mushrooms.. I never stick to the recipe for veggies except like 2-3 carrots.