{"id":18658,"date":"2011-06-02T13:28:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/cooks\/?p=90"},"modified":"2011-06-02T13:28:32","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T17:28:32","slug":"sausage-and-lentil-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/02\/sausage-and-lentil-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Sausage and Lentil Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\">\n<p class=\"summary\"><em>I made lentils often in Austin, where I learned to cook them from a friend, but resisted making them since because I didn&#8217;t want to stand in the kitchen, tending the pot for two hours. This recipe solves the problem simply&mdash;just throw everything in the crockpot, and you have perfect lentils in a few hours. I found my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vocalpoint.com\/\/_500002131\/Articles\/Simple_weeknight_recipes?tdestid=8377&#038;tmemberid=B5BC2820-A9E9-481A-9FA4-9B7ABC3567E5\" target=\"_blank\">inspiration from Vocalpoint<\/a>. What a delightful discovery!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ingredients\">\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li>1 pound cooked sausage, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups dried lentils, rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 diced onion<\/li>\n<li>1 14-oz. can diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>8 cups  chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>Seasonings (see Variations below)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<h4>Directions<\/h4>\n<ol class=\"instructions\">\n<li>Add all ingredients to crockpot, and stir to combine. <\/li>\n<li>Cook on low setting for 5 to 7 hours until lentils are done, stirring occasionally. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variations\">\n<a name=\"variations\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Variations<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"variations\">\n<li> Choose one of these options for the spices to add, based on the mood you&#8217;re in:\n<ul>\n<li>1 tbsp curry powder and 1 tsp cumin<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp basil, and 1 tsp oregano (or a couple tsps of Italian seasonings)<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp herbes de provence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Match the sausage to the spices you choose. You can go with a basic brat or keilbasa for any of the options. If you&#8217;re using Italian seasonings, however, try some italian sausage. You could substituted cooked ground beef as well. Or skip the meat and go vegetarian&mdash;it&rsquo;s great with or without the meat!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"duration\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Time Required: 5 to 7 hours<\/span><span class=\"hritem\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"yield\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Servings: 8<\/span><span class=\"hritem\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made lentils often in Austin, where I learned to cook them from a friend, but resisted making them since because I didn&#8217;t want to stand in the kitchen, tending the pot for two hours. This recipe solves the problem simply&mdash;just throw everything in the crockpot, and you have perfect lentils in a few hours. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[405,411],"tags":[468,484,533],"class_list":["post-18658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casseroles","category-main-dish","tag-crockpot","tag-lentils","tag-sausage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pqzI8-4QW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18658\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}