Black Lentil Stew

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Prep time: About 15 minutes
Cooking time: About 4 hours

Makes: 4 servings

    

Ingredients

• 2 T.       mild olive oil
• 1 c.       yellow onion, chopped
• 1           garlic clove, minced
• 4           mushrooms, sliced
• 4           celery stalks, sliced
• 1 1/2 c.  black lentils
• 6 oz.      cooked chicken-apple sausage (sliced)
• 1 c.       frozen sweet corn
• 1           apple, peeled, cored, and diced
• 5 c.       water
• 1/2 t.     Cajun pepper seasoning

    

Directions -

1. Rinse the lentils several times in water, and pick out any rocks, twigs, etc.
2. Heat olive oil in a wok or large pan. Stir fry onions, garlic, and mushrooms 5 minutes.
3. Add celery, apple, and corn and stir fry 5 minutes.
4. Pour into a crock pot (or 1-gallon stew pot) along with lentil, water, and seasoning.
5. Cook 3 - 4 hours on high setting of crock pot or 2 - 3 hours simmer in stew pot.

Based on a recipe from a package of Trader Joe's black lentils.

 

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