Name: Italian Sausage Stew recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbs olive oil; 600 g pork sausages; 1 brown onion diced; 2 carrots diced peeled; 1 celery stalk diced; 1/2 baby fennel bulb diced; 1 zucchini diced; 2 garlic cloves minced; 2/3 cup green lentils rinsed; 400 g canned crushed tomatoes; 2 tsp rosemary chopped; 500.00 ml chicken stock (liquid)

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 05/05/2025

Sausages again? This delicious Italian-flavoured stew will turn boring snags into hearty winter dining the whole family will love.

- Greer Worsley

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbs olive oil
600 g pork sausages
1 brown onion diced
2 carrots diced peeled
1 celery stalk diced
1/2 baby fennel bulb diced
1 zucchini diced
2 garlic cloves minced
2/3 cup green lentils rinsed
400 g canned crushed tomatoes
2 tsp rosemary chopped
2 cups chicken stock (liquid)

Method

Step 1

Heat a little of the oil in a large lidded casserole or frypan over medium heat. Brown sausages on all sides. Remove to a plate.
Step 2

Heat remaining oil and cook onion, carrots, celery and fennel for 4-5 minutes until starting to soften. Add zucchini and garlic, and cook for a further minute.
Step 3

Add lentils, tomato and rosemary, then pour over stock. Season well with salt and pepper. Return sausages to pan, poking them in underneath the liquid. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until lentils are tender. Remove lid and simmer for a further 10 minutes to reduce liquid slightly.
Step 4

Serve with buttered pasta, or mashed potato and steamed veggies on the side.