Description
This is such a great and filling recipe, you hardly notice it’s good for you!
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry lentils
- 2 quarts vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 pound turkey sausage
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- sea salt to taste
- 1 (8 ounce) container plain lowfat yogurt
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Bring lentils and vegetable broth to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Reduce heat to medium
- and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic
- onion
- celery
- and sausage; cook and stir until the sausage is crumbly and no longer pink
- about 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes
- turmeric
- cumin
- thyme
- and red pepper flakes; cook 5 minutes more.
- Stir the sausage mixture into the simmering lentils. Continue simmering until the lentils are tender
- 20 to 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Garnish each serving with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkle of chopped parsley to serve.
Prep Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12