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🍽️ Lentil Stew with Fried Spätzle and Sausages

652 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• onions, yellow 1 pc.
• soup vegetables 1 bunch
• oil 2 tbsp
• bacon strips 125 g
• lentils, brown 300 g
• bay leaves, dried 1 pc.
• poultry broth 600 ml
• Vienna sausages 8 pcs.
• butter 2 tbsp
• spätzle, fresh 500 g
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• sugar pinch
• vinegar 2 tbsp

Instructions

1. 1. Halve the onion and peel it.
2. 2. Dice the onion into fine cubes.
3. 3. Thoroughly wash the vegetable mix.
4. 4. Peel the vegetable mix.
5. 5. Chop the vegetable mix into small pieces.
6. 6. Wash the parsley.
7. 7. Pat the parsley dry with a cloth.
8. 8. Pluck the parsley leaves from the stems.
9. 9. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
10. 10. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.
11. 11. Fry the bacon for about 1 minute.
12. 12. Add the onions and the vegetable mix (without the parsley) to the pan.
13. 13. Sauté the vegetables for about 3 minutes.
14. 14. Add the lentils and the bay leaf to the pan.
15. 15. Prepare the broth if necessary.
16. 16. Pour the broth over the vegetables.
17. 17. Bring everything to a boil.
18. 18. Simmer the dish over medium heat for approx. 25 minutes.
19. 19. Place the sausages on the lentil mixture after approx. 15 minutes of cooking time.
20. 20. Finish cooking the dish with the lid on.
21. 21. Melt the butter in another pan over medium heat.
22. 22. Fry the spätzle in it for approx. 5 minutes until golden brown.
23. 23. Season the lentil mixture with salt, pepper, sugar, and vinegar.
24. 24. Plate the lentil mixture, sausages, and spätzle.
25. 25. Garnish the dish with the parsley.
26. 26. Serve the food.
27. 27. Tip: Soak the lentils overnight in plenty of cold water.
28. 28. This reduces the cooking time.
29. 29. The lentil mixture then only needs about 10 minutes to cook through.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 652
• Protein: 34 g · Fett/Fat: 34 g · Carbs: 54 g