Spicy sausage stew with vege mash

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Bryce Carleton

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Dive into this hearty, spicy and healthy stew recipe. It's packed full of vege with wintry flavours, great for lunch or dinner!

Serves: 2

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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2 medium agria potatoes, cut into chunks (see tips)
2 carrots, cut into chunks
½ cup skim milk
1 tablespoon olive oil
spray oil
2 spicy sausages, eg, boerworst or fresh chorizo, chopped in chunks
2 spring onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
¼ cup red lentils
¼ cup white wine (optional)
½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
½ tablespoon smoked paprika
8 kalettes or Brussels sprouts, quartered
fresh parsley or thyme, to garnish
chilli flakes, to garnish (optional)

Instructions

1 In a saucepan, place potatoes and carrots and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender. Drain well. Mash, adding milk, oil and seasoning, to taste. Set aside and keep warm.

2 Spray a frying pan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add sausages, onions and garlic and cook until sausages are browned. Add lentils, wine, if using, stock, paprika and 1 cup water. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until lentils are soft. Add extra water, as needed. Add kalettes and cook a further 5 minutes.

3 Serve sausage stew with mash, garnished with herbs and extra chilli, if using.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check sausages, paprika and stock are gluten free.

HFG tip

NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 553cal

Kilojoules 2320kJ

Protein 24g

Total fat 20g

–Saturated fat 5g

Carbohydrates 60g

–Sugars 16g

Dietary fibre 14g

Sodium 700mg

Calcium 180mg

Iron 5.5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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First published: Sep 2018

One comment on Spicy sausage stew with vege mash

Arlene Du Cann October 20, 2021 at 1:07 pm #

I made this last night with a few variations to use what I had. I replaced the carrot with parsnips and used silver beet from my garden for the green veg. I also added about 1/4 of a red pepper which needed using up. I will definitely be making this again. It was delicious.

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