Name: Lentil and Pasta Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 505 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, chopped; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 cup cubed peeled potatoes; 3/4 cup sliced fresh carrots; 1 celery rib, sliced; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 5 cups beef broth; 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed; 1 cup canned diced tomatoes; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup uncooked ditalini or other small pasta; Shredded Romano cheese

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Lentil and Pasta Stew

480 min8 servings

Warm up with a big bowl of this stick-to-your-ribs stew that’s chock-full of chopped smoked sausage, hearty veggies and tender lentils. It’s terrific with oven-fresh baked bread. —Geraldine Saucier, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ingredients

1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, chopped

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons butter

1 cup cubed peeled potatoes

3/4 cup sliced fresh carrots

1 celery rib, sliced

1 small onion, finely chopped

5 cups beef broth

1 cup dried lentils, rinsed

1 cup canned diced tomatoes

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup uncooked ditalini or other small pasta

Shredded Romano cheese

Instructions

1 Brown kielbasa in oil and butter in a large skillet. Add the potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. Cook and stir for 3 minutes over medium heat. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the broth, lentils, tomatoes, bay leaf, pepper and salt.

2 Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until lentils are tender. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Stir pasta into slow cooker. Discard bay leaf. Sprinkle servings with cheese.